A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand (0 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 09/12/24 / 2024-12-09 19:10:57 / December 9, 2024 @ 7:10 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us7000p0dh. Event ids that are associated: us7000p0dh. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -177.5444 West, latitude -30.0256 South, depth = 35 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:10:57 / 7:10 pm (local time epicenter).
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 two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: Kermadec Islands, New Zealand. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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