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M4.3 Earthquake near 193 km WSW of Riverton, New Zealand

UTC time: 2025-03-25 02:05:48 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

193 km WSW of Riverton, New Zealand

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About this earthquake

On March 25, 2025 at 02:05 UTC, a magnitude M4.3 earthquake occurred near 193 km WSW of Riverton, New Zealand. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. 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
d842d8603e2db60994fcdcfc405528b6698b4c56
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-03-25 02:05:48 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-46.81950, 165.58500

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

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

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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