A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes Kermadec Islands, New Zealand (0 miles) on Wednesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 78.651 km (49 miles). Event id: us6000ngp1. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000ngp1. Exact location of earthquake, -177.8604° West, -29.8078° South, depth 78.651 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 05:35:43 / 5:35 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/07/24 / 2024-07-17 05:35:43 / July 17, 2024 @ 5:35 am.
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 nine, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: Kermadec Islands, New Zealand.
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