VolcanoYT

Disaster Monitoring

Earthquake SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:01:50 GMT

Time18 hours ago
Location
-41.8109, 172.7899
Depth
55.4 KM

Event Summary

A 3.1 magnitude earthquake struck on SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND, at Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:01:50 GMT. Depth: 55.4km. Reviewed by GNS seismologists, this minor quake occurred at a magnitude type of ml.

Magnitude
3.1
ml
Map of SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Source
GNS
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
GNSPrimary3.155 km18 hours ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_GNS_20260126_0000379
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typeml

Comments

Join the discussion about this event.