A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 126 km E of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (78 miles). The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:24:23 / 11:24 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -177.5724 West, latitude -31.3761 South, depth = 35 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us600042r6. Unique identifier: us600042r6. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/06/19 / 2019-06-18 23:24:23 / June 18, 2019 @ 11:24 pm.
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days twenty-eight, in the past 30 days twenty-eight and in the last 365 days ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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: 126 km E of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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