A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 287 km NE of Hicks Bay, New Zealand (178 miles) on Tuesday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/10/25 / 2025-10-14 13:33:27 / October 14, 2025 @ 1:33 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 13:33:27 / 1:33 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -179.5727° West, latitude -35.6554° South, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us6000rlfw. Event ids that are associated: us6000rlfw.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.

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