A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 213 km S of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (132 miles) on Sunday. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:51:13 / 2:51 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us10004des. Ids that are associated to the event: us10004des. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/01/16 / 2016-01-11 02:51:13 / January 11, 2016 @ 2:51 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -178.5486° West, -33.3328° South, depth 35 km.
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 two and in the last 365 days eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 213 km S of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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