A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 142 km S of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (88 miles) on Thursday. Event id: us1000e9sq. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000e9sq. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/05/18 / 2018-05-17 18:02:52 / May 17, 2018 @ 6:02 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -178.608 West, latitude -32.6975 South, depth = 35 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:02:52 / 6:02 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 five, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 142 km S of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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