A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 128 km NE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (80 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -177.8368 West, latitude -30.7269 South, depth = 23.85 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:21:23 / 12:21 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/07/17 / 2017-07-18 00:21:23 / July 18, 2017 @ 12:21 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 23.85 km (15 miles). Unique identifier: us20009z4g. Ids that are associated to the event: us20009z4g.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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: 128 km NE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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