A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Maketu in New Zealand. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/12/24 / 2024-12-17 15:44:05 / December 17, 2024 @ 3:44 pm. Exact location, longitude 176.4882° East, latitude -37.6704° South, depth = 198.39 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 198.39 km (123 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nzkk. Id of event: us7000nzkk. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:44:05 / 3:44 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 28 km (18 miles) from Tauranga (c. 110 300 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Rotorua (c. 65 900 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Whakatane (c. 18 600 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Cambridge (c. 15 200 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Tokoroa (c. 14 300 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Kawerau (c. 6 700 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Matamata (c. 6 300 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, New Zealand (c. 4 252 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Cambridge, Tokoroa, Matamata.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 11 km NNE of Maketu, New Zealand.
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