Magnitude 4.4

Thursday March 26, 2026 - 9:05 AM, 1330 km north-east of Whangarei

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).

0.01.02.03.04.05.0Magnitude01234Time 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).

0100200300400500600700Depth (km)01234Time 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
2026-04-23T13:50:17Z best 4.4 600.0 -25.04 -179.30
2026-03-25T20:19:02Z preliminary 4.6 537.3 -25.15 -179.22
2026-03-25T20:19:02Z preliminary 3.9 537.3 -25.15 -179.22
2026-03-25T20:10:36Z automatic 2.4 213.0 -37.87 178.46
2026-03-25T20:10:35Z automatic 2.1 213.0 -37.87 178.46
2026-03-25T20:10:11Z automatic 1.9 213.0 -37.87 178.46
2026-03-25T20:10:10Z automatic 1.7 213.0 -37.87 178.46
2026-03-25T20:09:35Z automatic 1.5 213.0 -37.87 178.46
2026-03-25T20:09:32Z automatic 1.4 213.0 -37.87 178.46
2026-03-25T20:09:21Z automatic 1.2 213.0 -37.87 178.46
2026-03-25T20:09:09Z automatic 1.1 213.0 -37.87 178.46