A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 205 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (127 miles) on Friday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000b2et. Id of event: us2000b2et. The temblor was picked up at 20:38:07 / 8:38 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 07/10/17 / 2017-10-07 08:38:07 / October 7, 2017 @ 8:38 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -177.7469 West, latitude -33.0092 South, depth = 10 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 205 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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