A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 232 km W of Riverton, New Zealand (144 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us20005ze5. Unique identifier: us20005ze5. Exact time and date of earthquake 25/05/16 / 2016-05-25 22:56:32 / May 25, 2016 @ 10:56 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 165.0125° East, -46.5645° South. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:56:32 / 9:56 am (local time epicenter).
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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 232 km W of Riverton, New Zealand.
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