A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 90 km S of Raoul Island, New Zealand (56 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 64.32 km (40 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000hgax. Id of event: us2000hgax. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:24:16 / 9:24 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/09/18 / 2018-09-18 09:24:16 / September 18, 2018 @ 9:24 am. Exact location, longitude -177.7194° West, latitude -30.0669° South, depth = 64.32 km.
There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 90 km S of Raoul Island, New Zealand.
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