A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 130 km ENE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (81 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200061qi. Id of event: us200061qi. Exact location of earthquake, -177.593° West, -31.0796° South, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 30/05/16 / 2016-05-30 13:13:54 / May 30, 2016 @ 1:13 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 01:13:54 / 1:13 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 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: 130 km ENE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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