Moderate earthquake, 5 mag was detected near Kermadec Islands region
A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes Kermadec Islands region (0 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.2706 West, latitude -31.513 South, depth = 10 km. The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:42:26 / 4:42 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000rs80. Event ids that are associated: us6000rs80. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/12/25 / 2025-12-03 16:42:26 / December 3, 2025 @ 4:42 pm. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Questions or comments? How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: Kermadec Islands region. Copyright © 2025 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
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