A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, Kermadec Islands region (0 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/10/25 / 2025-10-18 01:17:06 / October 18, 2025 @ 1:17 am. Event id: us6000rhzd. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rhzd. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:17:06 / 1:17 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -178.0704° West, -31.7984° South, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

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

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