A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand (0 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 81.137 km (50 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/07/25 / 2025-07-31 15:56:57 / July 31, 2025 @ 3:56 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000r2hq. Id of event: us6000r2hq. Exact location of event, depth 81.137 km, -177.7271° West, -29.8408° South. The temblor was picked up at 15:56:57 / 3:56 pm (local time epicenter).

There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: Kermadec Islands, New Zealand. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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