A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes 260 km WSW of Riverton, New Zealand (162 miles) on Wednesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 29/10/25 / 2025-10-29 07:20:27 / October 29, 2025 @ 7:20 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 164.7868 East, latitude -47.0859 South, depth = 10 km. Unique identifier: us6000rk4l. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rk4l. The temblor was picked up at 07:20:27 / 7:20 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. 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 fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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