A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 140 km S of Raoul Island, New Zealand (87 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000c3v9. Id of event: us2000c3v9. The temblor was picked up at 01:37:40 / 1:37 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -177.8362° West, -30.5297° South, depth 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/12/17 / 2017-12-06 13:37:40 / December 6, 2017 @ 1:37 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 140 km S of Raoul Island, New Zealand.
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