A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.9 (ml/mb) was reported 123 km NE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (76 miles) on Saturday. Exact location, longitude -178.0234° West, latitude -30.6134° South, depth = 34.46 km. All ids that are associated to the event: pt18188001, at00pbimkb, us2000fzb7. Unique identifier: us2000fzb7. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/07/18 / 2018-07-07 21:33:49 / July 7, 2018 @ 9:33 pm. The 5.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:33:49 / 9:33 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 34.46 km (21 miles). A tsunami warning has been issued near L’Esperance Rock in New Zealand (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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: 123 km NE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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