A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 165 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (103 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/06/18 / 2018-06-15 06:05:50 / June 15, 2018 @ 6:05 am. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:05:50 / 6:05 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -178.2393° West, -32.8173° South, depth 10 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event id: us1000exd6. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000exd6. 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 three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 165 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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