A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, South of the Kermadec Islands (0 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -179.9887° West, -34.7278° South, depth 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 5.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:06:06 / 4:06 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/05/19 / 2019-05-11 16:06:06 / May 11, 2019 @ 4:06 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us70003jtm. Ids that are associated to the event: us70003jtm.
There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. 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 seventeen 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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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: South of the Kermadec Islands.
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