3.1
Earthquake Details: off the west coast of North Island, N.Z.
Oct 9, 2026, 05:19:51
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake occurred near off the west coast of North Island, N.Z. on Oct 9, 2026 at 05:19:51. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -10 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-10 km
Significance0
Latitude-39.8655
Longitude173.6443
Event IDemsc:20261009_0000088
Magnitude3.1
Updated:Oct 9, 2026, 05:21:19 UTC
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Oct 9, 2026, 18:19:51 GMT+13
- UTC
- Oct 9, 2026, 05:19:51 UTC
-10 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.45 km east of PorangahauBeforeM3.35 km east of PorangahauBeforeM3.150 km east of TurangiBeforeM3.410 km south-west of WaverleyBeforeM3.240 km north of New PlymouthBeforeM3.610 km north-west of RotoruaBeforeM3.2Within 5 km of OhakuneBeforeM3.510 km south of MuruparaBeforeM4.175 km north-west of CollingwoodBeforeM3.6South Island Of New ZealandBeforeM4.110 km south of TaumarunuiBeforeM3.325 km north-east of DannevirkeBefore
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