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Magnitude 3.6

Wednesday October 21, 2026 - 12:29 PM, 5 km north-east of Opotiki

Shaking The estimated intensity of ground shaking near the earthquake's epicentre.: Light
Depth The distance below the Earth's surface where the earthquake originated.: 5 km
Quality An indication of how reliable the earthquake's location and details are, based on the amount and quality of data available.: Deleted

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).

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).

Origin History Map

The point on the map corresponds to the latest location data, showing the epicentre of this earthquake.

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
2026-10-20T23:32:34Z	deleted	3.6	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:32:28Z	deleted	3.6	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:32:24Z	deleted	3.6	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:32:22Z	deleted	3.6	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:32:21Z	deleted	3.6	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:32:20Z	deleted	3.6	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:32:18Z	deleted	3.6	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:32:12Z	deleted	3.6	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:32:09Z	deleted	3.5	10.0	-37.92	177.34
2026-10-20T23:32:08Z	deleted	3.6	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:32:07Z	deleted	3.6	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:32:01Z	deleted	3.6	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:58Z	deleted	3.5	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:57Z	deleted	3.5	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:57Z	deleted	3.5	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:56Z	deleted	3.5	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:55Z	deleted	3.5	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:53Z	deleted	3.5	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:52Z	deleted	3.5	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:52Z	deleted	3.5	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:51Z	deleted	3.5	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:50Z	deleted	3.5	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:49Z	deleted	3.4	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:48Z	deleted	3.4	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:47Z	deleted	3.4	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:46Z	deleted	3.4	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:45Z	deleted	3.4	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:45Z	deleted	3.4	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:45Z	deleted	3.4	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:43Z	deleted	3.3	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:42Z	deleted	3.3	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:42Z	deleted	3.3	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:42Z	deleted	3.3	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:41Z	deleted	3.3	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:40Z	deleted	3.3	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:40Z	deleted	3.3	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:39Z	deleted	3.3	10.0	-37.92	177.34
2026-10-20T23:31:38Z	deleted	3.3	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:37Z	deleted	3.3	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:36Z	deleted	3.3	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:35Z	deleted	3.3	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:35Z	deleted	3.3	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:34Z	deleted	3.3	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:31Z	deleted	3.3	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:30Z	deleted	3.3	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:29Z	deleted	3.3	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:28Z	deleted	3.2	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:21Z	deleted	3.2	5.0	-37.96	177.32
2026-10-20T23:31:12Z	deleted	3.2	10.0	-37.92	177.34
2026-10-20T23:31:11Z	deleted	3.2	10.0	-37.92	177.34
2026-10-20T23:31:01Z	deleted	3.0	10.0	-37.92	177.34
2026-10-20T23:30:59Z	deleted	3.0	10.0	-37.92	177.34
2026-10-20T23:30:58Z	deleted	3.0	10.0	-37.92	177.34
2026-10-20T23:30:52Z	deleted	2.9	10.0	-37.92	177.34
2026-10-20T23:30:52Z	deleted	2.9	10.0	-37.92	177.34
2026-10-20T23:30:49Z	deleted	2.8	10.0	-37.92	177.34
2026-10-20T23:30:49Z	deleted	2.8	10.0	-37.92	177.34
2026-10-20T23:30:47Z	deleted	2.7	10.0	-37.92	177.34
2026-10-20T23:30:45Z	deleted	2.7	10.0	-37.92	177.34
2026-10-20T23:30:44Z	deleted	3.0	7.4	-37.83	177.54
2026-10-20T23:30:43Z	deleted	2.9	7.4	-37.83	177.54
2026-10-20T23:30:28Z	deleted	2.5	10.0	-37.92	177.34
2026-10-20T23:30:27Z	deleted	2.8	7.4	-37.83	177.54
2026-10-20T23:30:27Z	deleted	2.8	7.4	-37.83	177.54
2026-10-20T23:30:26Z	deleted	2.2	10.0	-37.92	177.34
2026-10-20T23:30:25Z	deleted	2.9	7.4	-37.83	177.54
2026-10-20T23:30:23Z	deleted	2.7	7.4	-37.83	177.54