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M4.3 Earthquake near 225 km NNE of Hicks Bay, New Zealand

UTC time: 2025-01-19 11:31:41 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
77.8 km
Source
USGS

225 km NNE of Hicks Bay, New Zealand

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.3 earthquake was recorded near 225 km NNE of Hicks Bay, New Zealand on January 19, 2025 at 11:31 UTC. At around 78 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
b38168e7609f6fa688e3fa73e179ed526cbcde67
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
77.8 km
UTC time
2025-01-19 11:31:41 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-35.79690, 179.46200

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 77.8 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 77.8 km
Intermediate
77.8 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Rumble III
    Distance: 89 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -220 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·New Zealand
  • Rumble II West
    Distance: 98 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -1'200 m ·New Zealand
  • Healy
    Distance: 99 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -980 m ·Last eruption: 1360 ·New Zealand
  • Brothers
    Distance: 109 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -1'350 m ·New Zealand
  • Rumble V
    Distance: 120 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -400 m ·New Zealand
  • Rumble IV
    Distance: 132 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -500 m ·New Zealand

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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