Magnitude 4.1

Wednesday March 11, 2026 - 1:24 PM, 680 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).

0.01.02.03.04.05.0Magnitude012345678910111213141516171819Time 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).

0100Depth (km)012345678910111213141516171819Time 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
2026-03-11T00:44:06Z best 4.1 33.0 -33.46 -177.88
2026-03-11T00:29:47Z preliminary 3.9 114.9 -33.21 -178.27
2026-03-11T00:28:11Z automatic 2.6 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:28:08Z automatic 2.6 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:28:05Z automatic 2.6 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:28:02Z automatic 2.5 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:28:00Z automatic 2.5 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:58Z automatic 2.5 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:58Z automatic 2.5 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:57Z automatic 2.5 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:56Z automatic 3.0 10.0 -36.76 178.87
2026-03-11T00:27:55Z automatic 2.4 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:53Z automatic 2.4 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:52Z automatic 2.4 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:52Z automatic 2.4 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:50Z automatic 2.3 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:49Z automatic 2.3 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:49Z automatic 2.3 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:48Z automatic 2.3 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:46Z automatic 2.3 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:45Z automatic 2.3 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:43Z automatic 2.2 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:42Z automatic 2.2 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:42Z automatic 2.1 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:38Z automatic 2.1 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:38Z automatic 2.1 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:34Z automatic 2.1 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:33Z automatic 2.1 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:33Z automatic 2.0 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:32Z automatic 2.0 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:29Z automatic 1.9 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:24Z automatic 1.9 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:19Z automatic 1.9 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:18Z automatic 1.9 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:18Z automatic 1.8 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:17Z automatic 1.8 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:15Z automatic 1.8 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:09Z automatic 1.8 24.9 -37.58 178.31
2026-03-11T00:27:08Z automatic 1.8 24.9 -37.58 178.31