Magnitude 1.5, Sat Feb 14 2026 2:09 AM


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Origin


PublicID 2026p117697
UTC Time 2026-02-13T13:09:11Z
Latitude -37.97 (± 24.9 km)
Longitude 176.46 (± 21.8 km)
Depth 36 km (± 29 km)
Depth Type free
Earth Model iasp91
Used Phase Count 6
Used Station Count 5
Standard Error 0.57 (s)
Azimuthal Gap 209.60 (degrees)
Minimum Distance 0.15 (degrees)

Magnitudes


Type Magnitude Station Count
Preferred (MLv) 1.5  
ML 1.5 (± 0.4) 5
MLv 1.5 1
M 1.5 1

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


-3.0-2.0-1.00.01.02.03.0residual (s)01Distance (degrees)Pick Residuals

Station Magnitudes (ML)


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Station Magnitudes (MLv)


0.01.02.0MagnitudeDistance (degrees)Station Magnitudes (MLv)

Magnitude Residuals (ML)


-1.00.01.0ResidualDistance (degrees)Magnitude Residuals (ML)

Magnitude Residuals (MLv)


-1.00.01.0ResidualDistance (degrees)Magnitude Residuals (MLv)