A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 278 km S of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (173 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 78.98 km (49 miles). Global time and date of event 13/05/17 / 2017-05-13 02:18:46 / May 13, 2017 @ 2:18 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -178.7389° West, -33.9432° South, depth 78.98 km. The temblor was picked up at 14:18:46 / 2:18 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10008wfa. Id of event: us10008wfa. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-five 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 278 km S of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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