A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 197 km WSW of Riverton, New Zealand (122 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, 165.6255° East, -47.0082° South, depth 10.54 km. Unique identifier: us20006f70. Ids that are associated to the event: us20006f70. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/07/16 / 2016-07-16 14:42:35 / July 16, 2016 @ 2:42 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10.54 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 01:42:35 / 1:42 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 197 km WSW of Riverton, New Zealand.
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