A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 174 km E of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (108 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 02:28:35 / 2:28 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -177.0849° West, latitude -31.2142° South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 15/07/19 / 2019-07-15 14:28:35 / July 15, 2019 @ 2:28 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us60004uuf. Ids that are associated to the event: us60004uuf.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days ninety-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
How would you describe the shaking?
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: 174 km E of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
Copyright © 2019 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply