A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 109 km E of Pauanui, New Zealand (68 miles) on Monday. Exact location, longitude 177.0832° East, latitude -36.8755° South, depth = 252.593 km. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:01:26 / 4:01 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 252.593 km (157 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us6000nymi. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nymi. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/10/24 / 2024-10-14 16:01:26 / October 14, 2024 @ 4:01 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days ten 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 109 km E of Pauanui, New Zealand.
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