A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 184 km NE of Raoul Island, New Zealand (114 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/07/16 / 2016-07-21 22:51:48 / July 21, 2016 @ 10:51 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us20006gkx. Ids that are associated to the event: us20006gkx. Exact location of event, longitude -176.3364 West, latitude -28.3363 South, depth = 56.39 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 56.39 km (35 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 10:51:48 / 10:51 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 184 km NE of Raoul Island, New Zealand. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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