A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported West of Macquarie Island (0 miles) on Tuesday. The temblor was reported at 09:29:35 / 9:29 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 147.2183 East, latitude -57.2787 South, depth = 10.48 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10.48 km (7 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/09/15 / 2015-09-21 23:29:35 / September 21, 2015 @ 11:29 pm. Event id: us20003mnk. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003mnk.
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 seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: West of Macquarie Island. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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