A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Taupo in New Zealand on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 170.383 km (106 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/11/24 / 2024-11-21 11:08:18 / November 21, 2024 @ 11:08 am. The temblor was detected at 11:08:18 / 11:08 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 176.057 East, latitude -38.4969 South, depth = 170.383 km. Unique identifier: us6000p6r4. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000p6r4. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, New Zealand (c. 4 252 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 91 km (56 miles) from Tauranga (c. 110 300 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Rotorua (c. 65 900 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from Taupo (c. 22 500 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Cambridge (c. 15 200 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Tokoroa (c. 14 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Kawerau (c. 6 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tauranga, Cambridge, Matamata (min 5000 pop).
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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 20 km N of Taupo, New Zealand. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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