A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Kaikoura in New Zealand on Monday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 13/11/16 / 2016-11-13 13:57:10 / November 13, 2016 @ 1:57 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007dd4. Id of event: us10007dd4. Exact location of event, longitude 173.9062 East, latitude -41.9823 South, depth = 21.76 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 01:57:10 / 1:57 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.76 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the event was 95 km (59 miles) from Nelson (c. 59 200 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Blenheim (c. 26 600 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Richmond (c. 14 000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, New Zealand (c. 4 252 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nelson, Richmond, Blenheim.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and sixty-one, in the last 10 days one hundred and sixty-one, in the past 30 days one hundred and sixty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 50 km NNE of Kaikoura, New Zealand.
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