A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, south of the Kermadec Islands (0 miles). Global time and date of event 29/08/20 / 2020-08-29 02:55:53 / August 29, 2020 @ 2:55 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -178.7032° West, latitude -33.6149° South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 02:55:53 / 2:55 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000bh2g. Id of event: us7000bh2g. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. 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.
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