A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 130 km NE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (81 miles). The temblor was detected at 12:53:59 / 12:53 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -177.8885° West, -30.6453° South, depth 39.01 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 16/06/19 / 2019-06-16 00:53:59 / June 16, 2019 @ 12:53 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39.01 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us600044a9. Event ids that are associated: us600044a9. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty, in the last 10 days fifty-two, in the past 30 days fifty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 130 km NE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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