A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 221 km S of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (137 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 28/06/18 / 2018-06-28 13:04:32 / June 28, 2018 @ 1:04 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -178.9099° West, -33.4278° South, depth 103.88 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 103.88 km (65 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 01:04:32 / 1:04 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000fx0f. Id of event: us2000fx0f.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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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: 221 km S of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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