A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported south of the Kermadec Islands (0 miles) on Saturday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/10/25 / 2025-10-18 06:53:58 / October 18, 2025 @ 6:53 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rm41. Id of event: us6000rm41. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude -178.5277° West, latitude -34.0737° South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:53:58 / 6:53 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 four, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: south of the Kermadec Islands.
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