A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported Kermadec Islands, New Zealand (0 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 35 km, -177.304° West, -29.754° South. The temblor was picked up at 02:57:17 / 2:57 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/10/25 / 2025-10-23 02:57:17 / October 23, 2025 @ 2:57 am. Id of earthquake: us6000rmzm. Event ids that are associated: us6000rmzm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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