Magnitude 3.9

Sunday December 14, 2025 - 10:05 AM, 575 km north-east of Whakatane
Shaking The estimated intensity of ground shaking near the earthquake's epicentre.
Unnoticeable
Depth The distance below the Earth's surface where the earthquake originated.
100 km
Quality An indication of how reliable the earthquake's location and details are, based on the amount and quality of data available.
Best

Earthquake history

The data below shows the history of magnitude, origin, depth, and locations calculated by our automated system as more data for an event becomes available. A location history like this is not available for all events. If you can't see the earthquake history below it may be stored in our earthquake catalogue on FDSN.

Magnitude History

The magnitude history for this event. The most recent value is shown as a larger circle and also labeled: c: caution, g: good b: best (reviewed by a duty person).

0.01.02.03.04.0Magnitude0123Time since earthquake (weeks)Magnitude Historyb

Depth History

The depth history for this event. The most recent value is shown as a larger circle and also labeled; c: caution, g: good b: best (reviewed by a duty person).

0100200Depth (km)0123Time since earthquake (weeks)Depth Historyb

Origin History Map

The point on the map corresponds to the latest location data, showing the epicentre of this earthquake.

Map of New Zealand.

Location History

The location history for this event. The location quality has the following values of automatic, preliminary (reviewed by a duty person) and best (reviewed by a duty person).

Modification Time Quality Magnitude Depth Latitude Longitude
2026-01-08T00:57:02Z best 3.9 100.0 -33.97 -178.89
2025-12-13T21:37:41Z best 4.0 100.0 -33.98 -178.92
2025-12-13T21:10:30Z preliminary 3.6 232.1 -34.23 -179.09
2025-12-13T21:08:48Z automatic 2.5 33.8 -37.60 178.32
2025-12-13T21:08:41Z automatic 2.5 33.8 -37.60 178.32
2025-12-13T21:08:40Z automatic 2.5 33.8 -37.60 178.32
2025-12-13T21:08:38Z automatic 2.4 33.8 -37.60 178.32
2025-12-13T21:08:37Z automatic 2.4 33.8 -37.60 178.32
2025-12-13T21:08:36Z automatic 2.4 33.8 -37.60 178.32
2025-12-13T21:08:33Z automatic 2.4 33.8 -37.60 178.32
2025-12-13T21:08:31Z automatic 2.3 33.8 -37.60 178.32
2025-12-13T21:08:29Z automatic 2.3 33.8 -37.60 178.32
2025-12-13T21:08:26Z automatic 2.4 33.8 -37.60 178.32
2025-12-13T21:08:23Z automatic 2.5 33.8 -37.60 178.32
2025-12-13T21:08:17Z automatic 2.4 33.8 -37.60 178.32
2025-12-13T21:08:12Z automatic 2.3 33.8 -37.60 178.32
2025-12-13T21:08:06Z automatic 2.2 33.8 -37.60 178.32
2025-12-13T21:07:52Z automatic 2.1 33.8 -37.60 178.32
2025-12-13T21:07:45Z automatic 1.8 33.8 -37.60 178.32
2025-12-13T21:07:25Z automatic 0.7 33.8 -37.60 178.32