A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 189 km WSW of Riverton, New Zealand (117 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000qdvv. Event ids that are associated: us7000qdvv. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 165.9072° East, -47.2566° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 19/07/25 / 2025-07-19 20:18:18 / July 19, 2025 @ 8:18 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:18:18 / 8:18 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.

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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: 189 km WSW of Riverton, New Zealand.

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