A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 106 km SSE of Raoul Island, New Zealand (66 miles). The temblor was reported at 13:15:30 / 1:15 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20.62 km (13 miles). Exact location of event, depth 20.62 km, -177.6486° West, -30.1982° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/09/15 / 2015-09-05 01:15:30 / September 5, 2015 @ 1:15 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us20003kq0. Event ids that are associated: us20003kq0.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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: 106 km SSE of Raoul Island, New Zealand. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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