A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Te Anau in New Zealand. Event id: us6000pw31. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pw31. Exact location of event, depth 64.277 km, 167.5822° East, -44.878° South. The temblor was reported at 14:59:58 / 2:59 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/02/25 / 2025-02-28 14:59:58 / February 28, 2025 @ 2:59 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 64.277 km (40 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, New Zealand (c. 4 252 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Queenstown. Epicenter of the earthquake was 87 km (54 miles) from Queenstown (c. 10 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 60 km N of Te Anau, New Zealand.
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