A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported south of the Kermadec Islands (0 miles) on Tuesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:44:53 / 5:44 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 30/06/20 / 2020-06-30 05:44:53 / June 30, 2020 @ 5:44 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -177.1832 West, latitude -33.8562 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000aevw. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000aevw.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 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: south of the Kermadec Islands.
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