A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 174 km ESE of Wainui, New Zealand (108 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/05/25 / 2025-05-22 00:47:47 / May 22, 2025 @ 12:47 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12.66 km (8 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:47:47 / 12:47 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000q0p6. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000q0p6. Exact location of earthquake, 179.9208° East, -39.3033° South, depth 12.66 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 174 km ESE of Wainui, New Zealand.

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