A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, south of the Kermadec Islands (0 miles). Exact location, longitude 179.8341° East, latitude -32.5836° South, depth = 235.67 km. Global time and date of event 20/06/20 / 2020-06-20 06:24:56 / June 20, 2020 @ 6:24 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 235.67 km (146 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us7000ac24. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000ac24. The temblor was reported at 06:24:56 / 6:24 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: south of the Kermadec Islands.
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