A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 125 km NE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (78 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000e3t0. Unique identifier: us1000e3t0. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/05/18 / 2018-05-12 20:32:48 / May 12, 2018 @ 8:32 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -178.0588° West, -30.5639° South, depth 38.17 km. The temblor was reported at 08:32:48 / 8:32 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 38.17 km (24 miles).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixty-five 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 125 km NE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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