Earthquake off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand

Name: Earthquake off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand (2.9 M)
Start: 1970-01-21T14:16:09.463Z
Location: off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand

Thu, 21 May 2026 13:17:43 GMT

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Time3 days ago

Location

-37.0917, 177.5138

Depth

11.8 KM

Event Summary

A 2.9 magnitude earthquake struck on off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, at Thu, 21 May 2026 13:17:43 GMT. Depth: 11.8408203125km. Reviewed by VYT seismologists, this minor quake occurred at a magnitude type of M.

Magnitude

2.9

Map of off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand

Source

VYT

Intensity

Agency Reports

1 Sources

Source	Magnitude	Depth	Time
VYTPrimary	2.9	12 km	3 days ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic

Event IDvyt_10ton9ne7dotq

QualityD

Tsunami PotentialNo

Magnitude TypeM

Last Update3 days ago

Used Stations11

Total Stations11

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