A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 238 km ESE of Castlepoint, New Zealand (148 miles) on Sunday. Event id: us7000ne3p. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000ne3p. The temblor was detected at 18:34:47 / 6:34 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 178.7007 East, latitude -41.9656 South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/09/24 / 2024-09-15 18:34:47 / September 15, 2024 @ 6:34 pm.
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 238 km ESE of Castlepoint, New Zealand. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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