Magnitude 6.0, Sat Apr 4 2026 11:34 PM


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Origin


PublicID 2026p252559
UTC Time 2026-04-04T10:34:28Z
Latitude 4.87 (± 0.0 km)
Longitude 126.14 (± 0.0 km)
Depth 67 km (± 0 km)
Depth Type operator assigned
Earth Model
Used Phase Count 0
Used Station Count 0
Standard Error 1.15 (s)
Azimuthal Gap 0.00 (degrees)
Minimum Distance 0.00 (degrees)

Magnitudes


Type Magnitude Station Count
Preferred (mB) 6.0 (± 0.1)  
mB 6.0 (± 0.1) 15
Mw(mB) 5.6 (± 0.4) 15
mB 6.1 (± 0.2) 6
Mw(mB) 5.7 (± 0.4) 6
M 5.6 15

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)024681012141618202224262830323436384042444648505254565860626466687072747678808284Distance (degrees)Pick Residuals

Station Magnitudes (mB)


0.01.02.03.04.05.06.07.0Magnitude3739414345474951535557596163Distance (degrees)Station Magnitudes (mB)

Station Magnitudes (mB)


0.01.02.03.04.05.06.07.0Magnitude464850525456586062Distance (degrees)Station Magnitudes (mB)

Magnitude Residuals (mB)


-2.0-1.00.01.02.0Residual3739414345474951535557596163Distance (degrees)Magnitude Residuals (mB)

Magnitude Residuals (mB)


-1.00.01.0Residual464850525456586062Distance (degrees)Magnitude Residuals (mB)