Earthquake COOK STRAIT, NEW ZEALAND
Sat, 16 May 2026 06:34:13 GMT
Time14 hours ago
Location
-41.8529, 174.2334
Depth
9.8 KM
Event Summary
A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck on COOK STRAIT, NEW ZEALAND, at Sat, 16 May 2026 06:34:13 GMT. Depth: 9.8km. Reviewed by GNS seismologists, this light quake occurred at a magnitude type of m.
Magnitude
4.4
m

Source
GNS
Intensity
III
Agency Reports
5 Sources| Source | Magnitude | Depth | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| GNSPrimary | 4.4 | 10 km | 14 hours ago |
| VYT | 4.4 | 16 km | 14 hours ago |
| NEIC | 4.4 | 21 km | 14 hours ago |
| USGS | 4.4 | 21 km | 14 hours ago |
| EMSC | 4.4 | 21 km | 14 hours ago |
Earthquake Details
AutomaticEvent IDemsc_gns_20260516_0000071
QualityS
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typem
Last Update41 minutes ago
Used Stations60
Total Stations276
Nearest Places
Possibly felt by: 232.1K
- IIIRedwoodtown43.1 km11.1K people
- IIIWitherlea43.1 km6K people
- IIIBlenheim44.1 km28.8K people
- IIISpringlands45.5 km6.1K people
- IIIMayfield45.9 km3.4K people
- IIIRapaura51.1 km1.2K people
- IIIRenwick51.4 km2.6K people
- IIIPicton65.3 km4.9K people
- 66.3 km2.2K people
- IIWaikawa67.0 km1.6K people
- 71.6 km2.1K people
- 72.9 km7.2K people
- 73.1 km1.8K people
- 74.1 km3.3K people
- 74.8 km2.8K people
- IIMelrose74.8 km1.4K people
- IIBrooklyn75.1 km3.9K people
- 76.0 km4K people
- 76.1 km4.1K people
- 76.1 km7.5K people
- IIKarori76.1 km15.4K people
- IIHataitai76.8 km7K people
- IITe Aro76.9 km15K people
- 76.9 km3.7K people
- IISeatoun77.0 km2.4K people
- IIKelburn77.3 km5.1K people
- 77.3 km3.4K people
- 77.4 km4.8K people
- 77.5 km381.9K people
- 77.9 km1.5K people
- IIMaupuia78.2 km1.6K people
- 78.3 km1.9K people
- IIWilton78.3 km2.2K people
- 78.5 km1.6K people
- 79.5 km1.7K people
- IINgaio80.7 km5.6K people
- 82.1 km8.6K people
- 82.8 km2.8K people
- IIDays Bay84.7 km2.2K people
- IINewlands85.3 km8.4K people
- 85.9 km3K people
- 86.3 km7.9K people
- 86.5 km1.9K people
- IIPetone87.4 km8.2K people
- IIHomedale88.2 km6.1K people
- IIParkway88.2 km3.9K people
- 88.3 km19.8K people
- IIMoera88.9 km1.8K people
- 89.2 km4.2K people
- 89.4 km2.4K people
- IIWoburn89.8 km1.9K people
- IIGlendale89.9 km4.4K people
- 90.2 km3K people
- IIWaiwhetu90.3 km4.8K people
- IITawa90.5 km9.7K people
- 90.5 km2.1K people
- 90.8 km114K people
- IIArakura91.6 km3.1K people
- IIEpuni91.7 km6.6K people
- IIWaterloo91.7 km5.7K people
- IIBoulcott92.0 km2.8K people
- IIAvalon92.6 km5.4K people
- IIBelmont92.9 km3K people
- IINaenae93.6 km9.6K people
- IIKelson94.8 km3K people
- IIPorirua95.1 km62.4K people
- 95.2 km9.6K people
- IITaita95.9 km6.7K people
- IIOnepoto97.0 km2K people
- IIParemata97.4 km2.6K people
- 97.4 km10.5K people
- 97.5 km6.9K people
- 97.7 km2.3K people
- 97.8 km4.7K people
- IIWhitby99.2 km11.9K people
- 100.2 km2.1K people
- IICamborne100.2 km2.1K people
- 100.5 km1.1K people
- 100.5 km2.2K people
- 100.9 km3.6K people
- 101.2 km1K people
- 101.7 km2.6K people
- 101.7 km3.1K people
- 101.7 km2.7K people
- IINelson102.1 km54.7K people
- IIStoke102.3 km19.6K people
- 102.7 km2.5K people
- IIAtawhai102.8 km2.9K people
- IIMarybank102.9 km1.1K people
- 103.0 km2.5K people
- IIMoana103.4 km3.1K people
- 103.5 km2.9K people
- 104.6 km48.3K people
- IIRichmond104.7 km18K people
- 105.0 km2.6K people
- IIMonaco105.1 km2.5K people
- 106.5 km2.3K people
- 106.6 km1.9K people
- 106.7 km2.1K people
- 108.2 km3K people
- 109.3 km3.5K people
- 110.2 km3.8K people
- 110.5 km2.7K people
- 113.7 km1.8K people
- 115.7 km1.8K people
- 117.3 km1.9K people
- 121.5 km5.2K people
- 122.9 km30.8K people
- 128.3 km13.2K people
- 129.1 km7.5K people
- 138.1 km1.1K people
- 142.5 km10.3K people
- 143.8 km6.1K people
- 151.9 km6.7K people
- 154.8 km29.1K people
- 161.2 km19.8K people
- 163.6 km1.4K people
- 164.8 km1K people
- 175.4 km2.1K people
- 177.0 km4.8K people
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