A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 50 km N of Raoul Island, New Zealand (31 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude -177.9756° West, latitude -28.8121° South, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us70006x30. Event ids that are associated: us70006x30. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/12/19 / 2019-12-23 04:14:00 / December 23, 2019 @ 4:14 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 16:14:00 / 4:14 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 50 km N of Raoul Island, New Zealand.
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