A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, south of the Kermadec Islands (0 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 39.498 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 10:42:35 / 10:42 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/10/25 / 2025-10-04 10:42:35 / October 4, 2025 @ 10:42 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -178.8855° West, -33.5175° South, depth 39.498 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000rj6x. Unique identifier: us6000rj6x.

In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: south of the Kermadec Islands.

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