A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand (0 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 05:18:30 / 5:18 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -177.653° West, -29.2545° South, depth 76.696 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/12/24 / 2024-12-07 05:18:30 / December 7, 2024 @ 5:18 am. Id of earthquake: us7000p02n. Event ids that are associated: us7000p02n. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 76.696 km (48 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: Kermadec Islands, New Zealand.
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