A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 112 km ENE of Pauanui, New Zealand (70 miles) on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 255.157 km (159 miles). The temblor was reported at 11:48:07 / 11:48 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 255.157 km, 177.0642° East, -36.7028° South. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/04/25 / 2025-04-23 11:48:07 / April 23, 2025 @ 11:48 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pugf. Id of event: us7000pugf. 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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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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: 112 km ENE of Pauanui, New Zealand.

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