Tuesday 17 December 2024, 04:44: earthquake at North Island Of New Zealand

Earthquakes with magnitude 5 felt at 04:44 on 17 December 2024.
Place: North Island Of New Zealand.

On Tuesday 17 December 2024 at 04:44 an earthquake of magnitude 5 and depth 239 km was recorded in North Island Of New Zealand. Further info on the EMSC webpage by clicking here.
Based on the depth of the hypocenter, earthquakes are classified into superficial (hypocenter between 0 e 70 and deep), intermediate (Hypocenter between 70 and 300 km deep) and deep (hypocenter between 300 and 720 km deep). The earthquake that occurred at 04:44 on 17 December 2024 with epicenter North Island Of New Zealand, having a depth of 239 km is therefore classified as intermediate.
Being of magnitude 5, therefore between 5 and 6, this earthquake is classified as "moderate". This type of earthquake can cause severe structural damage to poorly constructed buildings in confined areas. Minor damage to buildings built with modern anti-seismic criteria.

Data from EMSC, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, emsc-csem.org

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