A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 111 km SE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (69 miles) on Monday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/03/19 / 2019-03-26 07:34:56 / March 26, 2019 @ 7:34 am. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:34:56 / 7:34 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000k9nf. Id of event: us2000k9nf. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -178.0604° West, latitude -32.1358° South, depth = 10 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days twenty-five, in the past 30 days fifty-six and in the last 365 days ninety-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 111 km SE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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