A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, south of the Kermadec Islands (0 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -177.7039° West, -33.2287° South, depth 10 km. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:03:52 / 5:03 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/06/20 / 2020-06-22 17:03:52 / June 22, 2020 @ 5:03 pm. Unique identifier: us7000acb7. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000acb7.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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