A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 141 km W of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (88 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 179.6287 East, latitude -31.2468 South, depth = 433.04 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us1000e7y5. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000e7y5. Exact time and date of earthquake 14/05/18 / 2018-05-14 13:19:21 / May 14, 2018 @ 1:19 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 01:19:21 / 1:19 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 433.04 km (269 miles).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 141 km W of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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