Magnitude 3.1, Sun Feb 1 2026 11:12 PM


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Origin


PublicID 2026p084934
UTC Time 2026-02-01T10:12:03Z
Latitude -31.36 (± 54.8 km)
Longitude 179.07 (± 86.2 km)
Depth 320 km (± 161 km)
Depth Type free
Earth Model iasp91
Used Phase Count 9
Used Station Count 7
Standard Error 0.44 (s)
Azimuthal Gap 351.98 (degrees)
Minimum Distance 6.47 (degrees)

Magnitudes


Type Magnitude Station Count
Preferred (Mw(mB)) 3.1 (± 0.4)  
ML 4.2 (± 0.3) 5
mB 4.1 (± 0.1) 2
Mw(mB) 3.1 (± 0.4) 2

GeoNet combines magnitudes into a summary magnitude, M, which consists of a weighted average of the individual magnitudes and attempts to be a best possible compromise between all magnitudes for a range of earthquake sizes. Summary magnitude for GeoNet is then defined as:

M = (2 * MLv + (0.4 * number_of stations(Mw(mB)) - 1) * Mw(mB)) / (2 + (0.4 * number_of_stations(Mw(mB)) - 1))

Where MLv is local magnitude calculated on the vertical component and Mw(mB) is a Mw estimation based of mB by Bormann and Saul (2008).

Origin Map


Map of New Zealand.

Map showing stations with picks used to locate the earthquake. Stations with picks that have a zero weight in the solution are shown as small grey circles. Those with a higher weight are shown as larger circles. The quake is shown by the largest circle.

Pick Residuals


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Station Magnitudes (ML)


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Station Magnitudes (mB)


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Magnitude Residuals (ML)


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Magnitude Residuals (mB)


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