A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported south of the Kermadec Islands (0 miles) on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.7971 West, latitude -33.4666 South, depth = 10 km. Unique identifier: us7000acbj. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000acbj. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/06/20 / 2020-06-22 21:15:47 / June 22, 2020 @ 9:15 pm. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:15:47 / 9:15 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 ten, in the last 10 days thirty-one, in the past 30 days thirty-one and in the last 365 days eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
Did you feel it?
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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: south of the Kermadec Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
Copyright © 2020 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply