A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 39 km W of Te Anau, New Zealand (24 miles). Global time and date of event 16/07/19 / 2019-07-16 13:17:36 / July 16, 2019 @ 1:17 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us60004uvv. Ids that are associated to the event: us60004uvv. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:17:36 / 1:17 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 167.2116 East, latitude -45.3643 South, depth = 74.54 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 74.54 km (46 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 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: 39 km W of Te Anau, New Zealand.
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