A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 188 km SSW of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (117 miles) on Friday. Exact location, longitude -179.8061° West, latitude -32.9441° South, depth = 104.49 km. The temblor was reported at 10:04:40 / 10:04 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/12/16 / 2016-12-30 22:04:40 / December 30, 2016 @ 10:04 pm. 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 104.49 km (65 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us10007tr8. Event ids that are associated: us10007tr8.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 188 km SSW of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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