A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Opotiki in New Zealand. The temblor was reported at 21:03:20 / 9:03 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mp8z. Id of event: us7000mp8z. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/05/24 / 2024-05-25 21:03:20 / May 25, 2024 @ 9:03 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 177.3065° East, -37.6632° South, depth 10 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, New Zealand (c. 4 252 000 pop). The epicenter was 43 km (27 miles) from Whakatane (c. 18 600 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Kawerau (c. 6 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kawerau, Whakatane (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 38 km N of Opotiki, New Zealand. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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