A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Taupo in New Zealand. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us70005eww. Unique identifier: us70005eww. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:28:27 / 5:28 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 11/09/19 / 2019-09-11 17:28:27 / September 11, 2019 @ 5:28 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 175.8704 East, latitude -38.6682 South, depth = 158.38 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 158.38 km (98 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kawerau, Matamata, Cambridge (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 67 km (42 miles) from Rotorua (c. 65 900 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Taupo (c. 22 500 pop), 96 km (59 miles) from Cambridge (c. 15 200 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Tokoroa (c. 14 300 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Kawerau (c. 6 700 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Matamata (c. 6 300 pop). Close country/countries, New Zealand (c. 4 252 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 18 km W of Taupo, New Zealand.
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