Magnitude 4.6

Saturday October 17, 2026 - 4:50 PM, 545 km north-east of Whakatane
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.
257 km
Quality An indication of how reliable the earthquake's location and details are, based on the amount and quality of data available.
Preliminary

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).

0.01.02.03.04.05.0Magnitude01234567Time since earthquake (minutes)Magnitude Historyp

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).

0100200300Depth (km)01234567Time since earthquake (minutes)Depth Historyp

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
2026-10-17T03:57:47Z preliminary 4.6 257.1 -33.76 -179.84
2026-10-17T03:53:58Z automatic 3.0 153.1 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:57Z automatic 3.0 153.1 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:56Z automatic 3.0 153.1 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:55Z automatic 3.0 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:53Z automatic 3.0 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:52Z automatic 3.0 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:51Z automatic 3.0 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:50Z automatic 3.0 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:48Z automatic 3.0 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:47Z automatic 3.0 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:45Z automatic 2.9 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:42Z automatic 2.9 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:40Z automatic 2.8 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:39Z automatic 2.8 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:39Z automatic 2.8 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:37Z automatic 2.8 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:36Z automatic 2.7 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:35Z automatic 2.7 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:33Z automatic 2.6 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:31Z automatic 2.6 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:31Z automatic 2.6 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:29Z automatic 2.6 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:26Z automatic 2.5 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:23Z automatic 2.5 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:22Z automatic 3.1 35.3 -37.26 178.19
2026-10-17T03:53:22Z automatic 2.5 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:19Z automatic 2.5 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:19Z automatic 2.6 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:18Z automatic 3.1 35.3 -37.26 178.19
2026-10-17T03:53:17Z automatic 2.7 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:17Z automatic 2.7 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:15Z automatic 2.7 154.6 -38.52 176.97
2026-10-17T03:53:13Z automatic 3.0 35.3 -37.26 178.19
2026-10-17T03:53:11Z automatic 3.0 35.3 -37.26 178.19
2026-10-17T03:53:10Z automatic 3.0 35.3 -37.26 178.19
2026-10-17T03:53:09Z automatic 3.0 35.3 -37.26 178.19
2026-10-17T03:53:07Z automatic 3.0 35.3 -37.26 178.19
2026-10-17T03:53:02Z automatic 3.0 35.3 -37.26 178.19
2026-10-17T03:52:58Z automatic 3.0 35.3 -37.26 178.19
2026-10-17T03:52:58Z automatic 2.9 35.3 -37.26 178.19
2026-10-17T03:52:57Z automatic 2.9 35.3 -37.26 178.19
2026-10-17T03:52:55Z automatic 2.9 35.3 -37.26 178.19
2026-10-17T03:52:47Z automatic 2.9 35.3 -37.26 178.19
2026-10-17T03:52:46Z automatic 2.9 35.3 -37.26 178.19
2026-10-17T03:52:44Z automatic 2.9 35.3 -37.26 178.19
2026-10-17T03:52:41Z automatic 2.8 35.3 -37.26 178.19
2026-10-17T03:52:35Z automatic 2.9 35.3 -37.26 178.19
2026-10-17T03:52:34Z automatic 2.9 35.3 -37.26 178.19
2026-10-17T03:52:31Z automatic 2.8 35.3 -37.26 178.19
2026-10-17T03:52:14Z automatic 2.8 35.3 -37.26 178.19
2026-10-17T03:52:06Z automatic 2.8 35.3 -37.26 178.19
2026-10-17T03:52:05Z automatic 2.8 35.3 -37.26 178.19
2026-10-17T03:52:03Z automatic 2.8 35.3 -37.26 178.19