A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 162 km SSE of Raoul Island, New Zealand (101 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 00:23:33 / 12:23 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -177.4305° West, -30.6715° South, depth 35 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/02/20 / 2020-02-05 12:23:33 / February 5, 2020 @ 12:23 pm. Id of earthquake: us70007pfi. Event ids that are associated: us70007pfi.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-seven 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 162 km SSE of Raoul Island, New Zealand. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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