A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Wainui in New Zealand. 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: us7000nyuj. Unique identifier: us7000nyuj. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:20:23 / 10:20 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 178.9705° East, -38.7674° South, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 14/12/24 / 2024-12-14 10:20:23 / December 14, 2024 @ 10:20 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquake epicenter was 85 km (53 miles) from Gisborne (c. 34 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Gisborne. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, New Zealand (c. 4 252 000 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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 78 km E of Wainui, New Zealand. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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