A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 45 km WSW of Kaikoura, New Zealand (28 miles). Event id: us100077j0. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100077j0. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.803 km (7 miles). Exact location, longitude 173.1953° East, latitude -42.6018° South, depth = 10.803 km. The temblor was detected at 13:46:18 / 1:46 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/11/16 / 2016-11-14 01:46:18 / November 14, 2016 @ 1:46 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-two, in the last 10 days seventy-two, in the past 30 days seventy-two and in the last 365 days seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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: 45 km WSW of Kaikoura, New Zealand. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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