10 km north-west of Rotorua

2 Oct 2026, 16:16:38 UTC · 2 days ago

Magnitude: 2.9 M
Depth: 144.4 km
UTC: 2 Oct 2026, 16:16:38
Coordinates: 38.038°S 176.108°E
Preferred source: GeoNet (CC BY 3.0 NZ)
Sources: GEONET
Felt reports: 0
Revision: Reviewed by an analyst
Nearest active fault: ~21 km, normal (Horohoro)GEM 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 ★	2.9M	2 Oct 2026, 16:16:38 UTC	—	144.4 km	—	10 km north-west of Rotorua

Revision history (4)

Source	Magnitude	Time	Depth	Coordinates	Received
GEONET	2.9M	2 Oct 2026, 16:16:38 UTC	144.4 km	38.038°S 176.108°E	2 Oct 2026, 16:20:53 UTC
GEONET	2.3M	2 Oct 2026, 16:16:42 UTC	10.0 km	38.146°S 176.313°E	2 Oct 2026, 16:19:53 UTC
GEONET	2.2M	2 Oct 2026, 16:16:42 UTC	10.0 km	38.146°S 176.313°E	2 Oct 2026, 16:18:53 UTC
GEONET	1.5M	2 Oct 2026, 16:16:42 UTC	10.0 km	37.958°S 176.063°E	2 Oct 2026, 16:17:53 UTC

Aftershocks

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

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