A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Takaka in New Zealand on Tuesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 225.991 km (140 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000pwqi. Unique identifier: us6000pwqi. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/03/25 / 2025-03-04 02:53:46 / March 4, 2025 @ 2:53 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 172.8103 East, latitude -40.9012 South, depth = 225.991 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:53:46 / 2:53 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, New Zealand (c. 4 252 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 57 km (36 miles) from Nelson (c. 59 200 pop), 57 km (36 miles) from Richmond (c. 14 000 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Motueka (c. 7 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Richmond, Nelson, Motueka (min 5000 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 5 km S of Takaka, New Zealand.
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