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

Name: Earthquake off the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand (2.6 M)
Start: 1970-01-21T13:45:29.196Z
Location: off the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:06:36 GMT

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Time3 months ago

Location

-39.4204, 173.2488

Depth

26.5 KM

Event Summary

A 2.6 magnitude earthquake struck on off the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand, at Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:06:36 GMT. Depth: 26.4892578125km. Reviewed by VYT seismologists, this minor quake occurred at a magnitude type of M.

Magnitude

2.6

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

Source

VYT

Intensity

Agency Reports

1 Sources

Source	Magnitude	Depth	Time
VYTPrimary	2.6	26 km	3 months ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic

Event IDvyt_at5y9pca8ggx

QualityD

Tsunami PotentialNo

Magnitude TypeM

Last Update3 months ago

Used Stations5

Total Stations5

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

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