A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 222 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (138 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us20003p23. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003p23. Exact location of earthquake, -177.9641° West, -33.2729° South, depth 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/09/15 / 2015-09-14 23:29:14 / September 14, 2015 @ 11:29 pm. The temblor was reported at 11:29:14 / 11:29 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days thirty-eight, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days sixty-six 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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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: 222 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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