A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 245 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (152 miles) on Wednesday. Id of earthquake: us60007i8u. Event ids that are associated: us60007i8u. Global time and date of event 15/01/20 / 2020-01-15 14:36:53 / January 15, 2020 @ 2:36 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:36:53 / 2:36 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -178.1558 West, latitude -33.5557 South, depth = 10 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 245 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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