Magnitude 4.2

Thursday February 12, 2026 - 11:40 AM, 430 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.
33 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).

0.01.02.03.04.05.0Magnitude0123Time 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).

010203040Depth (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
2026-03-09T23:02:48Z best 4.2 33.0 -35.08 -179.80
2026-02-11T23:15:57Z best 3.9 33.0 -35.09 -179.79
2026-02-11T22:46:18Z preliminary 3.9 33.0 -35.06 -179.78
2026-02-11T22:44:22Z automatic 3.8 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:43:16Z automatic 3.8 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:43:14Z automatic 3.8 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:43:12Z automatic 3.8 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:43:05Z automatic 3.8 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:43:01Z automatic 3.8 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:43:00Z automatic 3.8 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:55Z automatic 3.8 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:54Z automatic 3.8 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:51Z automatic 3.8 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:51Z automatic 3.8 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:50Z automatic 3.7 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:50Z automatic 3.7 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:49Z automatic 3.7 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:49Z automatic 3.7 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:48Z automatic 3.7 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:48Z automatic 3.7 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:47Z automatic 3.6 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:45Z automatic 3.6 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:45Z automatic 3.6 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:44Z automatic 3.6 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:44Z automatic 3.6 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:42Z automatic 3.6 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:42Z automatic 3.6 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:37Z automatic 3.6 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:37Z automatic 3.6 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:34Z automatic 3.6 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:34Z automatic 3.6 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:30Z automatic 3.6 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:29Z automatic 3.6 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:28Z automatic 3.6 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:20Z automatic 3.6 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:19Z automatic 3.6 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:19Z automatic 3.6 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:18Z automatic 3.6 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:18Z automatic 3.5 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:12Z automatic 3.5 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:12Z automatic 3.5 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:10Z automatic 3.5 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:09Z automatic 3.5 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:08Z automatic 3.5 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:08Z automatic 3.4 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:06Z automatic 3.4 5.0 -36.01 179.56
2026-02-11T22:42:06Z automatic 2.8 30.7 -36.91 178.76
2026-02-11T22:41:55Z automatic 2.8 30.7 -36.91 178.76
2026-02-11T22:41:46Z automatic 2.5 30.7 -36.91 178.76