A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 106 km WNW of Raoul Island, New Zealand (66 miles) on Monday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/12/18 / 2018-12-31 19:12:44 / December 31, 2018 @ 7:12 pm. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:12:44 / 7:12 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j5nh. Id of event: us2000j5nh. Exact location of event, longitude -178.8817 West, latitude -28.8343 South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 106 km WNW of Raoul Island, New Zealand. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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