A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 42 km N of Hicks Bay, New Zealand (26 miles) on Thursday. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:27:23 / 12:27 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 27/02/25 / 2025-02-27 00:27:23 / February 27, 2025 @ 12:27 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us6000pvqi. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pvqi. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 93.87 km (58 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 178.2324 East, latitude -37.218 South, depth = 93.87 km.

Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 42 km N of Hicks Bay, New Zealand. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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