Magnitude 5.3, Sun Feb 22 2026 10:29 PM


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Origin


PublicID 2026p141621
UTC Time 2026-02-22T09:29:29Z
Latitude -6.98 (± 0.0 km)
Longitude 155.73 (± 0.0 km)
Depth 96 km (± 0 km)
Depth Type operator assigned
Earth Model
Used Phase Count 0
Used Station Count 0
Standard Error 1.41 (s)
Azimuthal Gap 0.00 (degrees)
Minimum Distance 0.00 (degrees)

Magnitudes


Type Magnitude Station Count
Preferred (mB) 5.3 (± 0.1)  
MLv 5.7 1
ML 5.4 1
mB 5.3 (± 0.1) 11
Mw(mB) 4.7 (± 0.4) 11
mB 5.3 (± 0.3) 4
Mw(mB) 4.8 (± 0.4) 4
M 5.0 11

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


-5.0-3.0-1.01.03.05.0residual (s)0246810121416182022242628303234363840Distance (degrees)Pick Residuals

Station Magnitudes (MLv)


0.01.02.03.04.05.06.0MagnitudeDistance (degrees)Station Magnitudes (MLv)

Station Magnitudes (ML)


0.01.02.03.04.05.06.0MagnitudeDistance (degrees)Station Magnitudes (ML)

Station Magnitudes (mB)


0.01.02.03.04.05.06.0Magnitude25272931333537Distance (degrees)Station Magnitudes (mB)

Station Magnitudes (mB)


0.01.02.03.04.05.06.0Magnitude37Distance (degrees)Station Magnitudes (mB)

Magnitude Residuals (MLv)


-1.00.01.0ResidualDistance (degrees)Magnitude Residuals (MLv)

Magnitude Residuals (ML)


-1.00.01.0ResidualDistance (degrees)Magnitude Residuals (ML)

Magnitude Residuals (mB)


-1.00.01.0Residual25272931333537Distance (degrees)Magnitude Residuals (mB)

Magnitude Residuals (mB)


-1.00.01.0Residual37Distance (degrees)Magnitude Residuals (mB)