5.7

Earthquake Details: North Island of New Zealand

7/24/2026, 4:51:37 PM

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurred near North Island of New Zealand on 7/24/2026 at 4:51:37 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -10 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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New ZealandWaikato RegionTaupo (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-10 km
Significance
Latitude-38.9630
Longitude175.2294
Event IDemsc:20260724_0000265
Magnitude5.7
Updated:7/25/2026, 10:04:26 AM

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Time & depth

Local time
7/25/2026, 4:51:37 AM GMT+12
UTC
7/24/2026, 4:51:37 PM UTC
-10 km · Shallow-focus

Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.

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