A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 35 km S of Raoul Island, New Zealand (22 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 65.08 km (40 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -177.9336° West, -29.586° South, depth 65.08 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003kpz. Id of event: us20003kpz. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:42:04 / 12:42 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/09/15 / 2015-09-05 00:42:04 / September 5, 2015 @ 12:42 am.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 35 km S of Raoul Island, New Zealand.
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