A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes Kermadec Islands, New Zealand (0 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 21:41:39 / 9:41 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -177.7109° West, latitude -30.0833° South, depth = 35 km. 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: us7000pmwp. Id of event: us7000pmwp. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/03/25 / 2025-03-26 21:41:39 / March 26, 2025 @ 9:41 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days ninety-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. 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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