A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Turangi in New Zealand. The temblor was picked up at 18:51:32 / 6:51 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000rmn1. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rmn1. Exact time and date of earthquake 10/11/25 / 2025-11-10 18:51:32 / November 10, 2025 @ 6:51 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 236.796 km (147 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 236.796 km, 175.0747° East, -38.8562° South.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tokoroa, Taupo, New Plymouth (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 89 km (55 miles) from New Plymouth (c. 49 200 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Taupo (c. 22 500 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Tokoroa (c. 14 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Waitara (c. 6 300 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, New Zealand (c. 4 252 000 pop).
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 twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 65 km WNW of Turangi, New Zealand.
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