A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported East of the North Island of New Zealand (0 miles) on Wednesday. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:12:32 / 1:12 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -179.1322° West, -41.2972° South. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000eepa. Id of event: us1000eepa. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/05/18 / 2018-05-30 13:12:32 / May 30, 2018 @ 1:12 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
Did you feel it?
How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: East of the North Island of New Zealand. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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