A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) strikes 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Blenheim in New Zealand on Monday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/11/16 / 2016-11-13 12:22:12 / November 13, 2016 @ 12:22 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 12.66 km (8 miles). The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:22:12 / 12:22 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007dap. Id of event: us10007dap. Exact location of earthquake, 174.2692° East, -41.8123° South, depth 12.66 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, New Zealand (c. 4 252 000 pop). Event epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Wellington (c. 381 900 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Lower Hutt (c. 101 200 pop), 102 km (63 miles) from Nelson (c. 59 200 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Porirua (c. 50 900 pop), 99 km (62 miles) from Upper Hutt (c. 38 400 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Blenheim (c. 26 600 pop), 105 km (65 miles) from Richmond (c. 14 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Richmond, Nelson, Upper Hutt.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and twenty, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. 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: 42 km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand.
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