A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Tokoroa in New Zealand on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 07/10/18 / 2018-10-07 13:15:26 / October 7, 2018 @ 1:15 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 165.5 km (103 miles). Unique identifier: us1000h8ek. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000h8ek. Exact location of event, longitude 176.0255 East, latitude -38.2111 South, depth = 165.5 km. The temblor was picked up at 01:15:26 / 1:15 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 81 km (50 miles) from Hamilton (c. 152 600 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Tauranga (c. 110 300 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from Rotorua (c. 65 900 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Taupo (c. 22 500 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Whakatane (c. 18 600 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Cambridge (c. 15 200 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, New Zealand (c. 4 252 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Whakatane, Hamilton, Cambridge.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 14 km E of Tokoroa, New Zealand.
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