Magnitude 5.8

Tuesday October 20, 2026 - 7:52 AM, 2560 km north 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.
33 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).

0.01.02.03.04.05.06.0Magnitude01234567891011121314Time 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).

02040Depth (km)01234567891011121314Time 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
2026-10-19T19:06:45Z preliminary 5.8 33.0 -13.92 165.70
2026-10-19T19:00:09Z automatic 2.3 43.0 -39.03 176.41
2026-10-19T19:00:08Z automatic 2.3 43.0 -39.03 176.41
2026-10-19T19:00:05Z automatic 2.2 43.0 -39.03 176.41
2026-10-19T19:00:03Z automatic 2.2 43.0 -39.03 176.41
2026-10-19T19:00:03Z automatic 2.1 43.0 -39.03 176.41
2026-10-19T19:00:02Z automatic 2.1 43.0 -39.03 176.41
2026-10-19T18:59:59Z automatic 2.1 43.0 -39.03 176.41
2026-10-19T18:59:59Z automatic 2.1 43.0 -39.03 176.41
2026-10-19T18:59:50Z automatic 2.0 43.0 -39.03 176.41
2026-10-19T18:59:49Z automatic 2.0 43.0 -39.03 176.41
2026-10-19T18:59:48Z automatic 2.7 10.0 -37.91 176.51
2026-10-19T18:59:48Z automatic 2.6 10.0 -37.91 176.51
2026-10-19T18:59:41Z automatic 1.6 43.0 -39.03 176.41
2026-10-19T18:59:39Z automatic 1.6 43.0 -39.03 176.41
2026-10-19T18:59:38Z automatic 2.5 10.0 -37.91 176.51
2026-10-19T18:59:37Z automatic 2.5 10.0 -37.91 176.51
2026-10-19T18:59:34Z automatic 2.4 10.0 -37.91 176.51
2026-10-19T18:59:29Z automatic 2.0 43.0 -39.03 176.41
2026-10-19T18:59:28Z automatic 2.0 43.0 -39.03 176.41
2026-10-19T18:59:27Z automatic 2.3 10.0 -37.91 176.51
2026-10-19T18:59:22Z automatic 2.1 10.0 -37.91 176.51
2026-10-19T18:59:01Z automatic 2.1 10.0 -37.91 176.51