A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Opotiki in New Zealand on Tuesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/05/17 / 2017-05-09 06:19:56 / May 9, 2017 @ 6:19 am. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:19:56 / 6:19 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 177.7293 East, latitude -37.8022 South, depth = 54.62 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 54.62 km (34 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10008qpz. Id of event: us10008qpz. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, New Zealand (c. 4 252 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 98 km (61 miles) from Gisborne (c. 34 300 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Whakatane (c. 18 600 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Kawerau (c. 6 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Gisborne, Kawerau, Whakatane (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 50 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand.
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