A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 201 km NNW of Auckland Island, New Zealand (125 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:49:49 / 6:49 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 11/07/17 / 2017-07-11 07:49:49 / July 11, 2017 @ 7:49 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 22.84 km, 164.6537° East, -49.1806° South. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 22.84 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us20009xd5. Unique identifier: us20009xd5.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 201 km NNW of Auckland Island, New Zealand.
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