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

Sat, 16 May 2026 13:24:34 GMT

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Time7 hours ago
Location
-39.6708, 177.2087
Depth
21.4 KM

Event Summary

A 3.0 magnitude earthquake struck on off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, at Sat, 16 May 2026 13:24:34 GMT. Depth: 21.3623046875km. Reviewed by VYT seismologists, this minor quake occurred at a magnitude type of M.

Magnitude
3.0
M
Map of off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand
Source
VYT
Intensity
II

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
VYTPrimary3.021 km7 hours ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDvyt_6o2ctjdblu76
QualityD
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude TypeM
Last Update7 hours ago
Used Stations49
Total Stations49

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