A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 229 km NE of Raoul Island, New Zealand (142 miles). The temblor was picked up at 00:41:41 / 12:41 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us20006fd3. Ids that are associated to the event: us20006fd3. Exact location of event, depth 35 km, -176.2758° West, -27.7693° South. Exact time and date of earthquake 17/07/16 / 2016-07-17 12:41:41 / July 17, 2016 @ 12:41 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days fifty-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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 229 km NE of Raoul Island, New Zealand. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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