A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 73 km NNE of Raoul Island, New Zealand (45 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us70003flj. Unique identifier: us70003flj. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -177.6467° West, -28.6416° South, depth 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/04/19 / 2019-04-22 13:17:48 / April 22, 2019 @ 1:17 pm. The temblor was picked up at 01:17:48 / 1:17 am (local time epicenter).
Each 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 one and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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 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: 73 km NNE of Raoul Island, New Zealand.
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