Magnitude 3.1, Fri Jul 3 2026 6:17 AM


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Origin


PublicID 2026p493952
UTC Time 2026-07-02T18:17:21Z
Latitude -33.46 (± 18.2 km)
Longitude -179.88 (± 35.2 km)
Depth 463 km (± 30 km)
Depth Type free
Earth Model iasp91
Used Phase Count 12
Used Station Count 9
Standard Error 0.62 (s)
Azimuthal Gap 175.08 (degrees)
Minimum Distance 4.52 (degrees)

Magnitudes


Type Magnitude Station Count
Preferred (Mw(mB)) 3.1 (± 0.4)  
MLv 3.8 (± 0.3) 3
mB 4.1 (± 0.1) 14
Mw(mB) 3.1 (± 0.4) 14

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


-7.0-5.0-3.0-1.01.03.05.07.0residual (s)0246810Distance (degrees)Pick Residuals

Station Magnitudes (MLv)


0.01.02.03.04.05.0MagnitudeDistance (degrees)Station Magnitudes (MLv)

Station Magnitudes (mB)


0.01.02.03.04.05.0Magnitude678Distance (degrees)Station Magnitudes (mB)

Magnitude Residuals (MLv)


-1.00.01.0ResidualDistance (degrees)Magnitude Residuals (MLv)

Magnitude Residuals (mB)


-1.00.01.0Residual678Distance (degrees)Magnitude Residuals (mB)