Magnitude 3.8

Friday April 24, 2026 - 5:49 AM, 495 km north-east of Gisborne
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).

0.01.02.03.04.05.0Magnitude012345Time 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).

0100Depth (km)012345Time 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
2026-06-03T22:35:46Z best 3.8 100.0 -34.95 -178.82
2026-04-23T18:37:59Z best 3.7 141.0 -35.04 -178.83
2026-04-23T18:02:37Z preliminary 4.2 33.0 -34.99 -178.76
2026-04-23T18:02:21Z best 4.2 33.0 -34.99 -178.76
2026-04-23T17:54:50Z deleted 2.5 10.0 -38.89 176.83
2026-04-23T17:53:14Z automatic 2.5 10.0 -38.89 176.83
2026-04-23T17:53:10Z automatic 2.5 10.0 -38.89 176.83
2026-04-23T17:53:07Z automatic 2.4 10.0 -38.89 176.83
2026-04-23T17:53:02Z automatic 2.4 10.0 -38.89 176.83
2026-04-23T17:53:00Z automatic 2.5 10.0 -38.89 176.83
2026-04-23T17:52:58Z automatic 2.5 10.0 -38.89 176.83
2026-04-23T17:52:57Z automatic 2.4 10.0 -38.89 176.83
2026-04-23T17:52:55Z automatic 2.3 10.0 -38.89 176.83
2026-04-23T17:52:51Z automatic 2.4 10.0 -38.89 176.83
2026-04-23T17:52:35Z automatic 2.3 10.0 -38.89 176.83
2026-04-23T17:52:30Z automatic 1.9 10.0 -38.89 176.83