A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 198 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand (123 miles) on Wednesday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/12/16 / 2016-12-21 02:57:01 / December 21, 2016 @ 2:57 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 27.92 km (17 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:57:01 / 2:57 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 179.4104 East, latitude -37.2562 South, depth = 27.92 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007rl6. Id of event: us10007rl6.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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