A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Waikawa in New Zealand on Monday. Id of earthquake: us7000npst. Event ids that are associated: us7000npst. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 174.276 East, latitude -41.3027 South, depth = 35 km. Global time and date of event 04/11/24 / 2024-11-04 02:58:35 / November 4, 2024 @ 2:58 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 02:58:35 / 2:58 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the event was 42 km (26 miles) from Wellington (c. 381 900 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Lower Hutt (c. 101 200 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Nelson (c. 59 200 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Porirua (c. 50 900 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Upper Hutt (c. 38 400 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Blenheim (c. 26 600 pop). Close country/countries, New Zealand (c. 4 252 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Richmond, Nelson, Paraparaumu (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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 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: 19 km ESE of Waikawa, New Zealand.
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