A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Greymouth in New Zealand. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 00:19:44 / 12:19 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 171.8222° East, -42.7164° South, depth 30.31 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 30.31 km (19 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/11/16 / 2016-11-16 12:19:44 / November 16, 2016 @ 12:19 pm. Event id: us100078uc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100078uc.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, New Zealand (c. 4 252 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Greymouth (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 58 km (36 miles) from Greymouth (c. 9 400 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days twenty, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 58 km ESE of Greymouth, New Zealand.
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