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 (3.1 M)
Start: 1970-01-21T14:05:20.816Z
Location: off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand

Thu, 14 May 2026 01:06:56 GMT

Time1 day ago

Location

-37.6177, 177.2144

Depth

15.3 KM

Event Summary

A 3.1 magnitude earthquake struck on off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, at Thu, 14 May 2026 01:06:56 GMT. Depth: 15.2587890625km. Reviewed by VYT seismologists, this minor quake occurred at a magnitude type of M.

Magnitude

3.1

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	3.1	15 km	1 day ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic

Event IDvyt_1nmpt2kssjz73

QualityB

Tsunami PotentialNo

Magnitude TypeM

Last Update1 day ago

Used Stations32

Total Stations32

Nearest Places

Possibly felt by: 2.8K

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42.9 km
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50.7 km
2.3K people
IEdgecumbe
52.7 km
1.8K people
ITaneatua
52.9 km
1.5K people

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

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