A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, East of the North Island of New Zealand (0 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -179.0339° West, latitude -36.2153° South, depth = 6.26 km. Id of earthquake: us20007ds1. Event ids that are associated: us20007ds1. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:35:10 / 11:35 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.26 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/10/16 / 2016-10-13 11:35:10 / October 13, 2016 @ 11:35 am.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: East of the North Island of New Zealand. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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