A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand (0 miles). Event id: us6000plgp. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000plgp. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 17:31:38 / 5:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/01/25 / 2025-01-09 17:31:38 / January 9, 2025 @ 5:31 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -178.2099 West, latitude -29.9758 South, depth = 52.792 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 52.792 km (33 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: Kermadec Islands, New Zealand.
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