A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 112 km NW of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (70 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/08/19 / 2019-08-16 07:25:08 / August 16, 2019 @ 7:25 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 349.76 km (217 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:25:08 / 7:25 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -179.7309° West, latitude -30.7117° South, depth = 349.76 km. Id of earthquake: us600055uh. Event ids that are associated: us600055uh.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 112 km NW of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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