A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) strikes 209 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (130 miles) on Wednesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 18.47 km (11 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:28:49 / 7:28 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/01/20 / 2020-01-01 19:28:49 / January 1, 2020 @ 7:28 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006t8d. Id of event: us70006t8d. Exact location of event, longitude -177.9083 West, latitude -33.1254 South, depth = 18.47 km.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 209 km SSE of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand.
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