A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 182 km SE of Raoul Island, New Zealand (113 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was picked up at 23:40:03 / 11:40 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/07/19 / 2019-07-25 11:40:03 / July 25, 2019 @ 11:40 am. Exact location of earthquake, -176.756° West, -30.5783° South, depth 10 km. Id of earthquake: us60004vbv. Event ids that are associated: us60004vbv. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 two, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 182 km SE of Raoul Island, New Zealand.
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