A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 145 km SW of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (90 miles). Unique identifier: us2000je0l. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000je0l. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:54:22 / 3:54 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 196.26 km (122 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/02/19 / 2019-02-06 03:54:22 / February 6, 2019 @ 3:54 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -179.961 West, latitude -32.378 South, depth = 196.26 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every 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: 145 km SW of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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