685 km north-east of Whangarei

2 Oct 2026, 12:08:06 UTC · 5 days ago

Magnitude: 3.5 M
Depth: 411.1 km
UTC: 2 Oct 2026, 12:08:06
Coordinates: 31.686°S 179.945°E
Preferred source: GeoNet (CC BY 3.0 NZ)
Sources: GEONET
Felt reports: 0
Revision: Reviewed by an analyst
Nearest active fault: ~30 km, Spreading_RidgeGEM Global Active Faults (Styron & Pagani 2020), CC BY-SA 4.0

Expected intensity

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.

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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 ★	3.5M	2 Oct 2026, 12:08:06 UTC	—	411.1 km	—	685 km north-east of Whangarei

Revision history (2)

Source	Magnitude	Time	Depth	Coordinates	Received
GEONET	3.6M	2 Oct 2026, 12:08:06 UTC	451.8 km	31.855°S 179.895°W	2 Oct 2026, 12:12:53 UTC
GEONET	3.0M	2 Oct 2026, 12:09:17 UTC	137.9 km	36.617°S 177.916°E	2 Oct 2026, 12:11:53 UTC

Aftershocks

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

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