A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 90 km SSE of Raoul Island, New Zealand (56 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:01:53 / 9:01 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12.93 km (8 miles). Exact location of event, depth 12.93 km, -177.5091° West, -30.0068° South. Event id: us7000622u. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000622u. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/10/19 / 2019-10-25 21:01:53 / October 25, 2019 @ 9:01 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 90 km SSE of Raoul Island, New Zealand.
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