A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Kaikoura in New Zealand on Monday. The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:58:36 / 3:58 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us10007dej. Event ids that are associated: us10007dej. Exact time and date of earthquake 13/11/16 / 2016-11-13 15:58:36 / November 13, 2016 @ 3:58 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 173.7054 East, latitude -41.9522 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Nelson, Richmond, Blenheim. Close country/countries that might be effected, New Zealand (c. 4 252 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 83 km (52 miles) from Nelson (c. 59 200 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Blenheim (c. 26 600 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from Richmond (c. 14 000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and ninety-three, in the last 10 days one hundred and ninety-three, in the past 30 days one hundred and ninety-three and in the last 365 days two hundred earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes 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. 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: 50 km N of Kaikoura, New Zealand.
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