A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Whakatane in New Zealand. Exact location of event, depth 160.78 km, 177.0479° East, -37.2993° South. The temblor was picked up at 04:22:34 / 4:22 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qgth. Id of event: us6000qgth. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 160.78 km (100 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/05/25 / 2025-05-30 04:22:34 / May 30, 2025 @ 4:22 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, New Zealand (c. 4 252 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tauranga, Whakatane (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 89 km (55 miles) from Tauranga (c. 110 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Whakatane (c. 18 600 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 73 km N of Whakatane, New Zealand.
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