A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 92 km SSE of Raoul Island, New Zealand (57 miles) on Tuesday. The temblor was picked up at 21:56:14 / 9:56 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/03/20 / 2020-03-04 09:56:14 / March 4, 2020 @ 9:56 am. Exact location, longitude -177.4174° West, latitude -29.9921° South, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us60008cjs. Event ids that are associated: us60008cjs. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 92 km SSE of Raoul Island, New Zealand.
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