Magnitude 4.6

Thursday July 2, 2026 - 1:13 PM, 1735 km north-east of Whangarei
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.
514 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).

0.01.02.03.04.05.0Magnitude01234Time 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).

0100200300400500600Depth (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
2026-07-31T11:05:03Z best 4.6 513.8 -21.55 -178.01
2026-07-02T01:45:31Z best 4.6 550.0 -21.16 -177.48
2026-07-02T01:45:30Z preliminary 4.5 548.0 -21.26 -177.88
2026-07-02T01:21:44Z preliminary 4.4 548.0 -21.26 -177.88
2026-07-02T01:19:44Z automatic 2.9 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:19:39Z automatic 2.9 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:19:36Z automatic 2.8 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:19:33Z automatic 2.7 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:19:32Z automatic 2.7 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:19:23Z automatic 2.7 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:19:22Z automatic 2.7 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:19:20Z automatic 2.6 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:19:20Z automatic 2.6 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:19:19Z automatic 2.6 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:19:04Z automatic 2.6 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:19:03Z automatic 2.6 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:19:03Z automatic 2.6 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:19:02Z automatic 2.6 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:18:57Z automatic 2.6 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:18:56Z automatic 2.6 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:18:55Z automatic 2.6 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:18:54Z automatic 2.6 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:18:54Z automatic 2.6 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:18:53Z automatic 2.6 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:18:53Z automatic 2.6 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:18:52Z automatic 2.6 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:18:50Z automatic 2.6 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:18:49Z automatic 2.6 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:18:49Z automatic 2.7 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:18:48Z automatic 2.7 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:18:48Z automatic 2.6 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:18:47Z automatic 2.6 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:18:41Z automatic 2.5 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:18:40Z automatic 2.5 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:18:32Z automatic 2.5 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:18:31Z automatic 2.5 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:18:30Z automatic 2.4 329.7 -37.45 176.93
2026-07-02T01:18:22Z automatic 2.0 111.8 -38.38 176.73
2026-07-02T01:18:20Z automatic 2.1 111.8 -38.38 176.73
2026-07-02T01:18:18Z automatic 2.3 111.8 -38.38 176.73