A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 77 km SSW of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (48 miles). Unique identifier: us2000hbvr. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000hbvr. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 88.97 km (55 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/09/18 / 2018-09-10 04:56:17 / September 10, 2018 @ 4:56 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -179.3243° West, latitude -32.0268° South, depth = 88.97 km. The temblor was reported at 16:56:17 / 4:56 pm (local time epicenter).
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 three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 77 km SSW of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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