A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported Off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand (0 miles) on Friday. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000hs6h. Unique identifier: us1000hs6h. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/11/18 / 2018-11-08 19:18:38 / November 8, 2018 @ 7:18 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 179.9851° East, latitude -35.7627° South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was detected at 07:18:38 / 7:18 am (local time epicenter). 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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: Off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
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