A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 13 km E of Kaikoura, New Zealand (8 miles) on Monday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100077jz. Id of event: us100077jz. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/11/16 / 2016-11-14 04:05:45 / November 14, 2016 @ 4:05 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 173.8489° East, latitude -42.3952° South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 16:05:45 / 4:05 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-eight, in the last 10 days thirty-eight, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 13 km E of Kaikoura, New Zealand.
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