A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 192 km S of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (119 miles) on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 42.43 km (26 miles). The temblor was detected at 20:45:22 / 8:45 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/05/18 / 2018-05-12 08:45:22 / May 12, 2018 @ 8:45 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000e75d. Id of event: us1000e75d. Exact location, longitude -179.0489° West, latitude -33.1668° South, depth = 42.43 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 192 km S of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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