A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes south of the Kermadec Islands (0 miles) on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us7000pxng. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pxng. Global time and date of event 07/05/25 / 2025-05-07 07:40:19 / May 7, 2025 @ 7:40 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -179.9058° West, latitude -33.8626° South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was reported at 07:40:19 / 7:40 am (local time epicenter).

There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.

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