A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 104 km SE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (65 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000kbpu. Unique identifier: us2000kbpu. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -178.0656° West, -32.0537° South. Exact time and date of earthquake 07/04/19 / 2019-04-07 07:02:15 / April 7, 2019 @ 7:02 am UTC/GMT. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:02:15 / 7:02 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 104 km SE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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