A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 112 km W of Raoul Island, New Zealand (70 miles) on Sunday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006h9l. Id of event: us20006h9l. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 24/07/16 / 2016-07-24 14:37:59 / July 24, 2016 @ 2:37 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 02:37:59 / 2:37 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 341.02 km (212 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -179.0534° West, latitude -29.361° South, depth = 341.02 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 112 km W of Raoul Island, New Zealand. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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