A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Tauranga in New Zealand. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 281.098 km (175 miles). Exact location of event, depth 281.098 km, 176.1874° East, -37.6435° South. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:42:10 / 4:42 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/10/25 / 2025-10-21 16:42:10 / October 21, 2025 @ 4:42 pm. Unique identifier: us6000rii0. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rii0. 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). The epicenter was 81 km (50 miles) from Hamilton (c. 152 600 pop), 5 km (3 miles) from Tauranga (c. 110 300 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Rotorua (c. 65 900 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Whakatane (c. 18 600 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Cambridge (c. 15 200 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Tokoroa (c. 14 300 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Thames (c. 7 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ngaruawahia, Hamilton, Thames.
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 thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 5 km NNE of Tauranga, New Zealand.
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