A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 172 km ENE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (107 miles) on Tuesday. Unique identifier: us700044yn. Ids that are associated to the event: us700044yn. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/06/19 / 2019-06-25 22:35:41 / June 25, 2019 @ 10:35 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude -177.2213° West, latitude -30.8474° South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 10:35:41 / 10:35 am (local time epicenter). 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. Each 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 fourty-seven, in the past 30 days fourty-eight and in the last 365 days eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. 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: 172 km ENE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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