A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 126 km S of Raoul Island, New Zealand (78 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 08:17:26 / 8:17 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us70005ue1. Event ids that are associated: us70005ue1. Exact location of earthquake, -177.9245° West, -30.4062° South, depth 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/10/19 / 2019-10-06 20:17:26 / October 6, 2019 @ 8:17 pm.
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 seven, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 126 km S of Raoul Island, New Zealand. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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