A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, south of the Kermadec Islands (0 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 15:58:17 / 3:58 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000rlqf. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rlqf. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/10/25 / 2025-10-15 15:58:17 / October 15, 2025 @ 3:58 pm. Exact location, longitude -178.3594° West, latitude -33.9256° South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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