A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 275 km ENE of Tairua, New Zealand (171 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hgh6. Id of event: us1000hgh6. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 178.4994° East, latitude -35.7672° South, depth = 189.67 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/10/18 / 2018-10-19 08:24:19 / October 19, 2018 @ 8:24 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 189.67 km (118 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:24:19 / 8:24 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 275 km ENE of Tairua, New Zealand.
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