A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 128 km N of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (80 miles) on Thursday. The temblor was reported at 03:24:00 / 3:24 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.9309 West, latitude -30.2711 South, depth = 36.52 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 36.52 km (23 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/06/19 / 2019-06-27 15:24:00 / June 27, 2019 @ 3:24 pm. Id of earthquake: us70004b8d. Event ids that are associated: us70004b8d.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirty and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 128 km N of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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