A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) was reported 238 km NE of Raoul Island, New Zealand (148 miles) on Friday. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/07/19 / 2019-07-06 06:31:58 / July 6, 2019 @ 6:31 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -176.2359° West, -27.6919° South, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us70004byp. Event ids that are associated: us70004byp. The temblor was picked up at 18:31:58 / 6:31 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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: 238 km NE of Raoul Island, New Zealand.
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