A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, Off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand (0 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/02/18 / 2018-02-05 17:54:26 / February 5, 2018 @ 5:54 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 9.07 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000d2q6. Id of event: us2000d2q6. Exact location of event, longitude 178.8217 East, latitude -35.4911 South, depth = 9.07 km. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:54:26 / 5:54 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifteen 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.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: Off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
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