Magnitude 3.4

Saturday March 28, 2026 - 12:55 PM, 285 km north of Te Araroa
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.
200 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).

0.01.02.03.04.0Magnitude01234Time 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).

0100200Depth (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
2026-04-29T01:03:57Z best 3.4 200.1 -35.08 179.01
2026-03-28T00:02:38Z best 3.5 220.7 -35.17 178.96
2026-03-27T23:58:37Z automatic 2.5 156.3 -37.03 178.99
2026-03-27T23:58:34Z automatic 2.5 156.3 -37.03 178.99
2026-03-27T23:58:33Z automatic 2.5 156.3 -37.03 178.99
2026-03-27T23:58:32Z automatic 2.5 156.3 -37.03 178.99
2026-03-27T23:58:31Z automatic 2.5 156.3 -37.03 178.99
2026-03-27T23:58:31Z automatic 2.5 156.3 -37.03 178.99
2026-03-27T23:58:30Z automatic 2.4 156.3 -37.03 178.99
2026-03-27T23:58:30Z automatic 2.4 156.3 -37.03 178.99
2026-03-27T23:58:13Z automatic 2.4 156.3 -37.03 178.99
2026-03-27T23:58:12Z automatic 2.4 156.3 -37.03 178.99
2026-03-27T23:58:05Z automatic 2.4 156.3 -37.03 178.99
2026-03-27T23:58:04Z automatic 2.4 156.3 -37.03 178.99
2026-03-27T23:57:53Z automatic 2.4 156.3 -37.03 178.99
2026-03-27T23:57:52Z automatic 2.4 156.3 -37.03 178.99
2026-03-27T23:57:49Z automatic 2.5 156.3 -37.03 178.99