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 (2.6 M)
Start: 1970-01-21T13:48:48.564Z
Location: off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand

Sat, 02 May 2026 13:29:24 GMT

Time9 hours ago

Location

-39.2627, 177.1756

Depth

30.2 KM

Event Summary

A 2.6 magnitude earthquake struck on off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, at Sat, 02 May 2026 13:29:24 GMT. Depth: 30.1513671875km. Reviewed by VYT seismologists, this minor quake occurred at a magnitude type of M.

Magnitude

2.6

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	2.6	30 km	9 hours ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic

Event IDvyt_1a7czdy9i8rep

QualityS

Tsunami PotentialNo

Magnitude TypeM

Last Update9 hours ago

Used Stations20

Total Stations20

Nearest Places

Possibly felt by: 80

IRaupunga
25.8 km
1.2K people

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

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