A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, south of the Kermadec Islands (0 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/09/20 / 2020-09-15 16:42:59 / September 15, 2020 @ 4:42 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was detected at 16:42:59 / 4:42 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000bpuc. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000bpuc. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.556 West, latitude -33.573 South, depth = 10 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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