A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 291 km NE of Hicks Bay, New Zealand (181 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/10/25 / 2025-10-24 08:31:41 / October 24, 2025 @ 8:31 am. Exact location, longitude -179.4701° West, latitude -35.685° South, depth = 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:31:41 / 8:31 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000rj2t. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rj2t.
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 291 km NE of Hicks Bay, New Zealand.
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