A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, south of the Kermadec Islands (0 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -178.7082 West, latitude -32.9983 South, depth = 35 km. The temblor was detected at 01:52:30 / 1:52 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/05/25 / 2025-05-07 01:52:30 / May 7, 2025 @ 1:52 am. Id of earthquake: us7000q0ub. Event ids that are associated: us7000q0ub. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: south of the Kermadec Islands.
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