Magnitude 6.5, Sun Apr 19 2026 3:03 AM


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Origin


PublicID 2026p290892
UTC Time 2026-04-18T15:03:01Z
Latitude -10.66 (± 0.0 km)
Longitude 161.55 (± 0.0 km)
Depth 59 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) 6.5 (± 0.2)  
MLv 6.5 (± 0.6) 2
ML 6.2 (± 0.5) 2
mB 6.5 (± 0.2) 19
Mw(mB) 6.3 (± 0.4) 19
mB 6.4 (± 0.3) 7
Mw(mB) 6.1 (± 0.4) 7
M 6.3 19

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


-6.0-4.0-2.00.02.04.06.0residual (s)024681012141618202224262830323436384042444648505254565860626466Distance (degrees)Pick Residuals

Station Magnitudes (MLv)


0.01.02.03.04.05.06.07.0Magnitude234567Distance (degrees)Station Magnitudes (MLv)

Station Magnitudes (ML)


0.01.02.03.04.05.06.07.0Magnitude234567Distance (degrees)Station Magnitudes (ML)

Station Magnitudes (mB)


0.01.02.03.04.05.06.07.08.0Magnitude81012141618202224262830323436384042444648505254565860626466Distance (degrees)Station Magnitudes (mB)

Station Magnitudes (mB)


0.01.02.03.04.05.06.07.0Magnitude8101214161820222426283032Distance (degrees)Station Magnitudes (mB)

Magnitude Residuals (MLv)


-1.00.01.0Residual234567Distance (degrees)Magnitude Residuals (MLv)

Magnitude Residuals (ML)


-1.00.01.0Residual234567Distance (degrees)Magnitude Residuals (ML)

Magnitude Residuals (mB)


-1.00.01.0Residual81012141618202224262830323436384042444648505254565860626466Distance (degrees)Magnitude Residuals (mB)

Magnitude Residuals (mB)


-1.00.01.0Residual8101214161820222426283032Distance (degrees)Magnitude Residuals (mB)