A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, Kermadec Islands region (0 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -176.8106° West, -31.2439° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/10/24 / 2024-10-16 12:38:24 / October 16, 2024 @ 12:38 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nq0x. Id of event: us7000nq0x. The temblor was picked up at 12:38:24 / 12:38 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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