A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Patea in New Zealand on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:53:08 / 12:53 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 174.391 East, latitude -39.9168 South, depth = 13.09 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/06/25 / 2025-06-01 12:53:08 / June 1, 2025 @ 12:53 pm. Event id: us6000qh94. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qh94. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.09 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries, New Zealand (c. 4 252 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Wanganui, Hawera (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 56 km (35 miles) from Wanganui (c. 40 300 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Hawera (c. 11 100 pop).
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 fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 19 km SSW of Patea, New Zealand.
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