A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 231 km NE of Raoul Island, New Zealand (144 miles) on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:45:33 / 9:45 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us70004cbt. Ids that are associated to the event: us70004cbt. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -176.2172 West, latitude -27.8049 South, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 06/07/19 / 2019-07-06 09:45:33 / July 6, 2019 @ 9:45 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 231 km NE of Raoul Island, New Zealand.
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