A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Motueka in New Zealand on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.235 km (4 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/09/25 / 2025-09-08 03:50:05 / September 8, 2025 @ 3:50 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us7000qung. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qung. Exact location of event, longitude 172.571 East, latitude -41.1807 South, depth = 6.235 km. 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 03:50:05 / 3:50 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, New Zealand (c. 4 252 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Nelson, Richmond, Motueka (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 60 km (38 miles) from Nelson (c. 59 200 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Richmond (c. 14 000 pop), 38 km (23 miles) from Motueka (c. 7 500 pop).
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 two and in the last 365 days five 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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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: 37 km W of Motueka, New Zealand.
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