A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 200 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand (124 miles) on Monday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006ujz. Id of event: us10006ujz. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was detected at 08:21:44 / 8:21 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/10/16 / 2016-10-02 20:21:44 / October 2, 2016 @ 8:21 pm. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 179.3199° East, -37.1785° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days fourty-four and in the last 365 days ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 200 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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