A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 89 km WSW of Raoul Island, New Zealand (55 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/12/15 / 2015-12-07 18:48:55 / December 7, 2015 @ 6:48 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 287 km (178 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us100044u0. Event ids that are associated: us100044u0. Exact location of event, longitude -178.7819 West, latitude -29.4948 South, depth = 287 km. The temblor was picked up at 06:48:55 / 6:48 am (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 89 km WSW of Raoul Island, New Zealand.
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