A very strong earthquake not far from the coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
This is reported by the European Mediterranean Seismological Center.

The quake has a magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter scale, which is extremely powerful.
A tsunami warning has already been issued.
The epicenter is the Kermadec island group, which is about 1,000 kilometers off the coast of New Zealand.

The magnitude of the earthquake was initially estimated at 7.3.

The depth is 10 km.

The US early warning system initially reported that there was a danger of a tsunami, but later the Pacific Center announced that the danger had passed.

Source parameters reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude Mw 7.1
Region KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND
Date time 2023-04-24 00:41:56.5 UTC
Location 29.92 S ; 177.80 W
Depth 40 km
Distances 1010 km S of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga / pop: 22,400 / local time: 13:41:56.5 2023-04-24
927 km N of Hicks Bay, New Zealand / pop: 1,300 / local time: 12:41:56.5 2023-04-24
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There are no comments yet from people who have experienced it.
Last week another tremor was felt in New Zealand strongly.

A magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter scale was enough to surprise people unpleasantly then.

There was also an aftershock measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale.

The earthquake was centered near Christchurch.

„We have received over 7000 felt reports. There was also light shaking in the area yesterday evening, and M4.0 at the same spot overnight 2:21AM,” reported GeoNet on Twitter.

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Residents of New Zealand were startled by a new earthquake.

A magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter scale was enough to surprise people unpleasantly.

There was also an aftershock measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale.

The quake was centered near Christchurch.

„We have received over 7000 felt reports. There was also light shaking in the area yesterday evening, and M4.0 at the same spot overnight 2:21AM,“ reported GeoNet on Twitter.

Here is the exact data from the Center Sismologique Euro-Méditerranéen

Magnitude ML 4.0
Region SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Date time 2023-04-20 19:37:35.9 UTC
Location 43.53 S; 172.87E
Depth 20 km
Distances 294 km SSW of Wellington, New Zealand / pop: 381,000 / local time: 07:37:35.9 2023-04-21
19 km ENE of Christchurch, New Zealand / pop: 363,000 / local time: 07:37:35.9 2023-04-21

Here are the comments on the web:

Strongest one so far today. Another shakes several minutes before this one but weaker. Foreshock?

Vey light shaking but still enough to feel it.

Yeah felt that one here in SW Chch. Felt more like a rolleston roller. Almost gentle but not

The quake was also felt elsewhere in New Zealand, the New Zealand Herald nzherald.co.nz reports

It’s about Canterbury.

It was felt as far north as the town of Kaiapoi.

There is also data for Ashburton, but there is only one witness.

People in Christchurch’s eastern suburbs felt it the most.
 

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