A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 270 km NE of Raoul Island, New Zealand (168 miles) on Saturday. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:37:57 / 5:37 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 31.6 km, -176.3648° West, -27.2353° South. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003507. Id of event: us10003507. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/08/15 / 2015-08-09 05:37:57 / August 9, 2015 @ 5:37 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 31.6 km (20 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seventeen, in the last 10 days twenty-four, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 270 km NE of Raoul Island, New Zealand.
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