A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 86 km NNW of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (53 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000d12k. Event ids that are associated: us2000d12k. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 284.75 km (177 miles). The temblor was detected at 11:07:56 / 11:07 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 01/02/18 / 2018-02-01 23:07:56 / February 1, 2018 @ 11:07 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -179.3982 West, latitude -30.7778 South, depth = 284.75 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. 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: 86 km NNW of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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