Magnitude 3.8

Friday October 30, 2026 - 1:23 AM, 420 km north 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.
228 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).

0.01.02.03.04.0Magnitude01234567891011Time 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).

0100200Depth (km)01234567891011Time 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
2026-10-29T12:34:15Z preliminary 3.8 227.6 -34.42 178.69
2026-10-29T12:34:15Z preliminary 3.9 227.6 -34.42 178.69
2026-10-29T12:26:48Z automatic 2.3 39.0 -40.46 175.63
2026-10-29T12:26:43Z automatic 2.1 39.0 -40.46 175.63
2026-10-29T12:26:39Z automatic 1.9 39.0 -40.46 175.63
2026-10-29T12:26:32Z automatic 1.9 39.0 -40.46 175.63
2026-10-29T12:26:31Z automatic 1.9 39.0 -40.46 175.63
2026-10-29T12:26:30Z automatic 2.6 28.7 -39.57 175.87
2026-10-29T12:26:29Z automatic 1.9 39.0 -40.46 175.63
2026-10-29T12:26:20Z automatic 1.7 39.0 -40.46 175.63
2026-10-29T12:26:19Z automatic 1.7 39.0 -40.46 175.63
2026-10-29T12:26:18Z automatic 1.7 39.0 -40.46 175.63
2026-10-29T12:26:11Z automatic 1.6 39.0 -40.46 175.63
2026-10-29T12:26:09Z automatic 1.6 39.0 -40.46 175.63
2026-10-29T12:26:05Z automatic 1.6 39.0 -40.46 175.63
2026-10-29T12:26:02Z automatic 1.6 39.0 -40.46 175.63
2026-10-29T12:26:01Z automatic 1.6 39.0 -40.46 175.63
2026-10-29T12:25:52Z automatic 1.2 39.0 -40.46 175.63
2026-10-29T12:25:46Z automatic 1.2 39.0 -40.46 175.63
2026-10-29T12:25:43Z automatic 1.2 39.0 -40.46 175.63