A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported South of the Kermadec Islands (0 miles) on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:38:47 / 9:38 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Event id: us10008887. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10008887. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/03/17 / 2017-03-03 21:38:47 / March 3, 2017 @ 9:38 pm. Exact location, longitude -177.746° West, latitude -34.0372° South, depth = 35 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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