A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Castlepoint in New Zealand on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/06/18 / 2018-06-22 06:20:57 / June 22, 2018 @ 6:20 am. Unique identifier: us1000eyb7. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000eyb7. Exact location of earthquake, 176.8953° East, -40.4747° South, depth 20.55 km. The temblor was reported at 18:20:57 / 6:20 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 20.55 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, New Zealand (c. 4 252 000 pop). The epicenter was 93 km (58 miles) from Hastings (c. 61 700 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hastings.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days five 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 74 km NE of Castlepoint, New Zealand.
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