A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 91 km WSW of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (57 miles). The temblor was reported at 21:47:43 / 9:47 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us10004s3a. Ids that are associated to the event: us10004s3a. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 301.14 km (187 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -179.7933 West, latitude -31.7434 South, depth = 301.14 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/02/16 / 2016-02-20 09:47:43 / February 20, 2016 @ 9:47 am UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 three and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 91 km WSW of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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