Magnitude 3.3

Sunday March 8, 2026 - 2:26 PM, 660 km north-east of Whakatane

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).

0.01.02.03.04.0Magnitude024681012141618202224262830323436384042444648Time since earthquake (minutes)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).

0100200300Depth (km)024681012141618202224262830323436384042444648Time since earthquake (minutes)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
2026-03-08T02:15:26Z best 3.3 300.0 -33.34 -178.39
2026-03-08T01:34:07Z preliminary 3.6 300.0 -33.26 -178.61
2026-03-08T01:29:48Z automatic 2.2 21.6 -37.32 178.32
2026-03-08T01:29:38Z automatic 2.1 21.6 -37.32 178.32
2026-03-08T01:29:27Z automatic 2.0 21.6 -37.32 178.32
2026-03-08T01:29:23Z automatic 2.0 21.6 -37.32 178.32
2026-03-08T01:29:13Z automatic 1.9 21.6 -37.32 178.32
2026-03-08T01:29:10Z automatic 1.8 21.6 -37.32 178.32
2026-03-08T01:29:04Z automatic 1.8 21.6 -37.32 178.32
2026-03-08T01:28:52Z automatic 1.3 21.6 -37.32 178.32