A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 293 km SSW of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (182 miles) on Thursday. Exact location, longitude 179.3943° East, latitude -33.6509° South, depth = 264.88 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/03/19 / 2019-03-13 13:04:50 / March 13, 2019 @ 1:04 pm. The temblor was reported at 01:04:50 / 1:04 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 264.88 km (165 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000jk7t. Id of event: us1000jk7t. 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 293 km SSW of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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