A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 142 km ENE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (88 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/06/19 / 2019-06-17 10:01:51 / June 17, 2019 @ 10:01 am. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:01:51 / 10:01 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -177.4456° West, latitude -31.1416° South, depth = 35 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us600045r6. Ids that are associated to the event: us600045r6.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty-one, in the last 10 days eighty-one, in the past 30 days eighty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 142 km ENE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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