A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 259 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (161 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.0047 West, latitude -33.6433 South, depth = 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 21:48:42 / 9:48 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60008gkm. Id of event: us60008gkm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/03/20 / 2020-03-11 09:48:42 / March 11, 2020 @ 9:48 am.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 259 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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