A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 262 km SW of Riverton, New Zealand (163 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 04/08/19 / 2019-08-04 00:11:08 / August 4, 2019 @ 12:11 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us600050dq. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us600050dq. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 17.72 km, 165.4148° East, -47.9098° South. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 17.72 km (11 miles). The temblor was picked up at 11:11:08 / 11:11 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. 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 seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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 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: 262 km SW of Riverton, New Zealand.
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