A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 202 km E of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (126 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000cpvl. Id of event: us2000cpvl. The temblor was detected at 05:43:18 / 5:43 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -176.7738° West, -31.556° South, depth 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/01/18 / 2018-01-13 17:43:18 / January 13, 2018 @ 5:43 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 202 km E of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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