A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Kaikoura in New Zealand. Global time and date of event 05/12/16 / 2016-12-05 04:38:11 / December 5, 2016 @ 4:38 am UTC/GMT. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:38:11 / 4:38 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22.28 km (14 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 173.761 East, latitude -42.0085 South, depth = 22.28 km. Id of earthquake: us10007ex1. Event ids that are associated: us10007ex1.
Close country/countries, New Zealand (c. 4 252 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nelson, Richmond, Blenheim. Earthquake epicenter was 91 km (57 miles) from Nelson (c. 59 200 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Blenheim (c. 26 600 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Richmond (c. 14 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days two hundred and nine and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixteen 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. 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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 44 km N of Kaikoura, New Zealand.
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