A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Maketu in New Zealand on Wednesday. Exact location of event, depth 252.524 km, 176.6649° East, -37.3581° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/04/25 / 2025-04-23 10:38:09 / April 23, 2025 @ 10:38 am. 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 10:38:09 / 10:38 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 252.524 km (157 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pug4. Id of event: us7000pug4.
Close 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 Kawerau, Whakatane, Tauranga. Epicenter of the event was 57 km (35 miles) from Tauranga (c. 110 300 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Whakatane (c. 18 600 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Kawerau (c. 6 700 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 49 km NNE of Maketu, New Zealand. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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