Magnitude 5.0

Wednesday October 21, 2026 - 12:24 PM, 1235 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.
600 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).

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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).

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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
2026-10-20T23:32:36Z preliminary 5.0 600.0 -25.93 -179.44
2026-10-20T23:29:30Z automatic 3.8 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:29:27Z automatic 3.8 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:29:25Z automatic 3.8 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:29:21Z automatic 3.8 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:29:21Z automatic 3.8 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:29:20Z automatic 3.7 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:29:18Z automatic 3.7 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:29:15Z automatic 3.7 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:29:13Z automatic 3.7 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:29:12Z automatic 3.7 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:29:12Z automatic 3.7 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:29:10Z automatic 3.7 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:29:09Z automatic 3.7 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:29:08Z automatic 3.7 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:29:07Z automatic 3.7 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:29:07Z automatic 3.6 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:29:05Z automatic 3.6 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:29:04Z automatic 3.6 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:29:03Z automatic 3.6 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:29:02Z automatic 3.6 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:29:02Z automatic 3.6 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:29:01Z automatic 3.6 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:29:00Z automatic 3.6 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:29:00Z automatic 3.6 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:28:59Z automatic 3.6 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:28:59Z automatic 3.6 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:28:58Z automatic 3.6 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:28:58Z automatic 3.6 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:28:57Z automatic 3.6 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:28:57Z automatic 3.6 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:28:56Z automatic 3.6 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:28:56Z automatic 3.6 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:28:55Z automatic 3.6 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:28:55Z automatic 3.6 295.9 -36.52 177.54
2026-10-20T23:28:54Z automatic 3.5 144.9 -36.36 177.87
2026-10-20T23:28:51Z automatic 3.4 144.9 -36.36 177.87
2026-10-20T23:28:47Z automatic 3.4 144.9 -36.36 177.87
2026-10-20T23:28:46Z automatic 3.4 144.9 -36.36 177.87
2026-10-20T23:28:41Z automatic 3.5 144.9 -36.36 177.87
2026-10-20T23:28:34Z automatic 3.4 144.9 -36.36 177.87
2026-10-20T23:28:33Z automatic 3.2 144.9 -36.36 177.87
2026-10-20T23:28:22Z automatic 3.2 144.9 -36.36 177.87