A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Patea in New Zealand on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us1000ecul. Event ids that are associated: us1000ecul. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/05/18 / 2018-05-27 00:54:39 / May 27, 2018 @ 12:54 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 120.36 km (75 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:54:39 / 12:54 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 174.4552° East, latitude -40.0107° South, depth = 120.36 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, New Zealand (c. 4 252 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 51 km (32 miles) from Wanganui (c. 40 300 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Hawera (c. 11 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Wanganui, Hawera.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eleven 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 quakes in the world.
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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: 28 km S of Patea, New Zealand. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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