A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Patea in New Zealand on Monday. 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: 14/04/25 / 2025-04-14 04:05:15 / April 14, 2025 @ 4:05 am. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:05:15 / 4:05 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 92.953 km (58 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 174.4294° East, -40.1364° South, depth 92.953 km. Unique identifier: us6000q5wi. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000q5wi.
Close country/countries, New Zealand (c. 4 252 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 57 km (36 miles) from Wanganui (c. 40 300 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Levin (c. 19 800 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Hawera (c. 11 100 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Otaki (c. 6 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Otaki, Levin, Hawera (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 nine 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 42 km S of Patea, New Zealand. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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