A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 137 km N of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (85 miles) on Thursday. The epicenter was at a depth of 336.27 km (209 miles). Exact location, longitude -179.1725° West, latitude -30.2184° South, depth = 336.27 km. Id of earthquake: us1000eg8v. Event ids that are associated: us1000eg8v. Global time and date of event 01/06/18 / 2018-06-01 06:25:53 / June 1, 2018 @ 6:25 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 18:25:53 / 6:25 pm (local time epicenter). 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 one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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 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: 137 km N of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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