A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 137 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (85 miles) on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us1000j8ut. Event ids that are associated: us1000j8ut. The temblor was picked up at 03:56:41 / 3:56 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -178.0981° West, -32.4702° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/02/19 / 2019-02-19 15:56:41 / February 19, 2019 @ 3:56 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
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 thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 137 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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