A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 168 km E of Raoul Island, New Zealand (104 miles) on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000a8ba. Unique identifier: us2000a8ba. Exact location, longitude -176.1948° West, latitude -29.536° South, depth = 35 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/08/17 / 2017-08-15 05:07:36 / August 15, 2017 @ 5:07 am. The temblor was reported at 17:07:36 / 5:07 pm (local time epicenter).
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 three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
Original Article:http://www.earthquakenewstoday.com/2017/08/15/moderate-earthquake-m5-quake-has-struck-near-raoul-island-in-new-zealand-2/
