50 km north-east of Milford Sound

30 Sept 2026, 23:31:52 UTC · 5 days ago

Magnitude: 2.5 M
Depth: 5.0 km
UTC: 30 Sept 2026, 23:31:52
Coordinates: 44.279°S 168.304°E
Preferred source: GeoNet (CC BY 3.0 NZ)
Sources: GEONET
Felt reports: 0
Revision: Reviewed by an analyst
Nearest active fault: ~1 km, right-lateral strike-slip (Alpine Milford to Jacksons)GEM Global Active Faults (Styron & Pagani 2020), CC BY-SA 4.0

Expected intensity

MMI II ≤ 12 km
MMI III ≤ 3.2 km

Rings show the expected Modified Mercalli (MMI) intensity from the Akkar–Sandıkkaya–Bommer (2014) ground-motion model converted with Worden et al. (2012). Real shaking depends on soil and building.

Felt reports

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Source comparison

Latest solution of each source. Differences are to the preferred solution.

Source	Magnitude	Time	Δ time	Depth	Δ location	Place
GEONET ★	2.5M	30 Sept 2026, 23:31:52 UTC	—	5.0 km	—	50 km north-east of Milford Sound

Aftershocks

Earthquakes within 10 km of the epicentre in the first 30 days.

No aftershocks recorded yet.