A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 92 km NW of Hicks Bay, New Zealand (57 miles) on Monday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:50:30 / 2:50 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 170.947 km, 177.5808° East, -36.9907° South. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/03/25 / 2025-03-17 02:50:30 / March 17, 2025 @ 2:50 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pz95. Id of event: us6000pz95. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 170.947 km (106 miles).
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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 92 km NW of Hicks Bay, New Zealand. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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