A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, Kermadec Islands region (0 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -177.6507 West, latitude -27.79 South, depth = 126.865 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 126.865 km (79 miles). The temblor was picked up at 22:15:18 / 10:15 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/05/25 / 2025-05-17 22:15:18 / May 17, 2025 @ 10:15 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000qgwx. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qgwx.

In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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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