A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Whakatane in New Zealand on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, 176.9739° East, -37.978° South, depth 140.43 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:23:18 / 2:23 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 140.43 km (87 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 03/09/19 / 2019-09-03 14:23:18 / September 3, 2019 @ 2:23 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us70005bhh. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005bhh.
Nearby country/countries, New Zealand (c. 4 252 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 78 km (48 miles) from Tauranga (c. 110 300 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Rotorua (c. 65 900 pop), 2 km (1 miles) from Whakatane (c. 18 600 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Kawerau (c. 6 700 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tauranga, Rotorua, Kawerau.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fifteen 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. 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. 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: 2 km SSW of Whakatane, New Zealand.
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