A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 141 km SSE of Raoul Island, New Zealand (88 miles) on Tuesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/09/17 / 2017-09-12 15:09:28 / September 12, 2017 @ 3:09 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:09:28 / 3:09 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -177.2892° West, -30.4261° South, depth 12.38 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 12.38 km (8 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000asau. Id of event: us2000asau.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days sixty-seven 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 141 km SSE of Raoul Island, New Zealand.
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