A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 209 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand (130 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 179.2553° East, -37.0417° South. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 09/09/16 / 2016-09-09 06:35:16 / September 9, 2016 @ 6:35 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us10006n9q. Event ids that are associated: us10006n9q. The temblor was picked up at 18:35:16 / 6:35 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixteen, in the last 10 days ninety-four, in the past 30 days ninety-four and in the last 365 days ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 209 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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