A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 124 km ENE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (77 miles) on Tuesday. The temblor was picked up at 12:22:43 / 12:22 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/06/19 / 2019-06-19 00:22:43 / June 19, 2019 @ 12:22 am. Id of earthquake: us700045zl. Event ids that are associated: us700045zl. Exact location, longitude -177.7489° West, latitude -30.9071° South, depth = 10 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-two, in the last 10 days fifty-six, in the past 30 days fifty-six and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 124 km ENE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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