A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported South of the Kermadec Islands (0 miles) on Sunday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 159.91 km (99 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 20/02/16 / 2016-02-20 17:59:50 / February 20, 2016 @ 5:59 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 179.3357 East, latitude -34.381 South, depth = 159.91 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:59:50 / 5:59 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004rhc. Id of event: us10004rhc. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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: South of the Kermadec Islands.
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