A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 41 km SE of Raoul Island, New Zealand (25 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/05/18 / 2018-05-01 16:49:20 / May 1, 2018 @ 4:49 pm. The temblor was reported at 04:49:20 / 4:49 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 53.95 km (34 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us1000dzxy. Event ids that are associated: us1000dzxy. Exact location of earthquake, -177.5703° West, -29.5117° South, depth 53.95 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 41 km SE of Raoul Island, New Zealand.
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