Magnitude 3.2

Wednesday March 11, 2026 - 10:40 PM, 655 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).

0.01.02.03.04.0Magnitude012345678910Time 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)012345678910Time 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
2026-03-11T09:50:43Z best 3.2 100.0 -33.47 -178.32
2026-03-11T09:46:48Z preliminary 3.9 100.0 -33.47 -178.32
2026-03-11T09:46:48Z preliminary 3.9 100.0 -33.47 -178.32
2026-03-11T09:44:01Z automatic 1.8 19.8 -37.75 178.23
2026-03-11T09:43:52Z automatic 1.8 19.8 -37.75 178.23
2026-03-11T09:43:51Z automatic 1.8 19.8 -37.75 178.23
2026-03-11T09:43:50Z automatic 1.7 18.6 -37.67 178.20
2026-03-11T09:43:48Z automatic 1.6 18.6 -37.67 178.20
2026-03-11T09:43:47Z automatic 1.7 19.8 -37.75 178.23
2026-03-11T09:43:36Z automatic 1.5 19.8 -37.75 178.23
2026-03-11T09:43:35Z automatic 1.5 19.8 -37.75 178.23
2026-03-11T09:43:34Z automatic 1.3 19.8 -37.75 178.23
2026-03-11T09:43:22Z automatic 1.3 19.8 -37.75 178.23
2026-03-11T09:43:21Z automatic 1.3 19.8 -37.75 178.23
2026-03-11T09:43:20Z automatic 1.1 19.8 -37.75 178.23
2026-03-11T09:43:09Z automatic 1.1 19.8 -37.75 178.23
2026-03-11T09:42:52Z automatic 1.2 18.6 -37.67 178.20
2026-03-11T09:42:42Z automatic 0.6 18.6 -37.67 178.20