A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 939 km NE of Ngunguru, New Zealand (583 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 12/05/20 / 2020-05-12 09:44:15 / May 12, 2020 @ 9:44 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -177.7814 West, latitude -30.1858 South, depth = 35 km. The temblor was detected at 09:44:15 / 9:44 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us70009kus. Event ids that are associated: us70009kus. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. 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 five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-one 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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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: 939 km NE of Ngunguru, New Zealand.
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