A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, south of the Kermadec Islands (0 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -178.3551° West, -34.8941° South, depth 10 km. Unique identifier: us7000ndcj. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000ndcj. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:58:55 / 6:58 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 12/09/24 / 2024-09-12 18:58:55 / September 12, 2024 @ 6:58 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: south of the Kermadec Islands.
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