3.8
Earthquake Details: 555 km NE of Whangarei
Oct 17, 2026, 15:59:46
- Depth
- 300 km
- Felt reports
- No data
Source: GeoNetUpdated: No data
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake occurred on Oct 17, 2026 at 15:59:46. Epicenter: 555 km NE of Whangarei. Reported depth: 300 km.
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Oct 18, 2026, 03:59:46 GMT+12
- UTC
- Oct 17, 2026, 15:59:46 UTC
300 km · Intermediate-focus
Between 70 and 300 km deep.
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- GeoNetM 3.8
geonet:2026p782883
- Depth:
- 300 km
- Time:
- Updated:
- No data
Technical Details
Depth300 km
SignificanceNo data
Latitude-32.5571
Longitude178.9980
Event IDgeonet:2026p782883
Magnitude3.8
Updated:No data
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Data sources:
- USGS — Credit: U.S. Geological Survey.
- EMSC — Credit: EMSC/CSEM. Event catalogue data are provided under CC BY 4.0.
- JMA — Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
- Geoscience Australia — Based on Australian Earthquakes data by Geoscience Australia. © Commonwealth of Australia. Licensed under CC BY 4.0; the section 5 disclaimer applies.
- GeoNet — We acknowledge the New Zealand GeoNet programme and its sponsors NHC, Earth Sciences NZ, LINZ, NEMA and MBIE for providing earthquake data.
- CENC / Wolfx — CENC earthquake parameters via Wolfx, an independent unofficial relay.
- GFZ / GEOFON — Locations, depths and magnitudes: GFZ/GEOFON using GEVN network data (CC BY 4.0).