A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 235 km E of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (146 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -176.4226 West, latitude -31.3236 South, depth = 34.96 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003its. Id of event: us20003its. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 34.96 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/08/15 / 2015-08-31 12:53:36 / August 31, 2015 @ 12:53 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 00:53:36 / 12:53 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days six 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 235 km E of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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