Magnitude 2.6

Thursday April 9, 2026 - 3:02 AM, 5 km south-west of Waipukurau
Shaking The estimated intensity of ground shaking near the earthquake's epicentre.
Weak
Depth The distance below the Earth's surface where the earthquake originated.
5 km
Quality An indication of how reliable the earthquake's location and details are, based on the amount and quality of data available.
Deleted

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).

0.01.02.03.0Magnitude01Time since earthquake (minutes)Magnitude Historyd

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).

0123456Depth (km)01Time since earthquake (minutes)Depth Historyd

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
2026-04-08T15:04:10Z deleted 2.6 5.0 -40.03 176.49
2026-04-08T15:04:07Z deleted 2.6 5.0 -40.03 176.49
2026-04-08T15:03:55Z deleted 2.6 5.0 -40.03 176.49
2026-04-08T15:03:54Z deleted 2.6 5.0 -40.03 176.49
2026-04-08T15:03:53Z deleted 2.6 5.0 -40.03 176.49
2026-04-08T15:03:53Z deleted 2.6 5.0 -40.03 176.49
2026-04-08T15:03:52Z deleted 2.6 5.0 -40.03 176.49
2026-04-08T15:03:45Z deleted 2.5 5.0 -40.03 176.49
2026-04-08T15:03:44Z deleted 2.5 5.0 -40.03 176.49
2026-04-08T15:03:43Z deleted 2.5 5.0 -40.03 176.49
2026-04-08T15:03:41Z deleted 2.4 5.0 -40.03 176.49
2026-04-08T15:03:40Z deleted 2.4 5.0 -40.03 176.49
2026-04-08T15:03:39Z deleted 2.4 5.0 -40.03 176.49
2026-04-08T15:03:39Z deleted 2.3 5.0 -40.03 176.49
2026-04-08T15:03:38Z deleted 2.3 5.0 -40.03 176.49
2026-04-08T15:03:35Z deleted 2.2 5.0 -40.03 176.49
2026-04-08T15:03:27Z automatic 2.2 5.0 -40.03 176.49
2026-04-08T15:03:26Z automatic 2.2 5.0 -40.03 176.49
2026-04-08T15:03:26Z automatic 2.0 5.0 -40.03 176.49
2026-04-08T15:03:25Z automatic 2.0 5.0 -40.03 176.49
2026-04-08T15:03:24Z automatic 1.8 5.0 -40.03 176.49
2026-04-08T15:03:13Z automatic 1.6 5.0 -40.09 176.45
2026-04-08T15:03:08Z automatic 1.4 5.0 -40.09 176.45
2026-04-08T15:02:56Z automatic 1.2 5.0 -40.09 176.45