A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, South of the Kermadec Islands (0 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:13:33 / 4:13 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 201.87 km (125 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 178.9039 East, latitude -34.5771 South, depth = 201.87 km. Unique identifier: us10003p1v. Ids that are associated to the event: us10003p1v. Exact time and date of earthquake 16/10/15 / 2015-10-16 04:13:33 / October 16, 2015 @ 4:13 am UTC/GMT.
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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: South of the Kermadec Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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