Magnitude 2.9, Mon Aug 3 2026 2:50 AM


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Origin


PublicID 2026p577349
UTC Time 2026-08-02T14:50:28Z
Latitude -31.39 (± 31.4 km)
Longitude -178.54 (± 34.6 km)
Depth 492 km (± 107 km)
Depth Type free
Earth Model iasp91
Used Phase Count 12
Used Station Count 8
Standard Error 0.74 (s)
Azimuthal Gap 329.85 (degrees)
Minimum Distance 6.88 (degrees)

Magnitudes


Type Magnitude Station Count
Preferred (Mw(mB)) 2.9 (± 0.4)  
MLv 4.6 (± 0.3) 4
mB 3.9 (± 0.2) 5
Mw(mB) 2.9 (± 0.4) 5
M 4.0 5

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)0123456789Distance (degrees)Pick Residuals

Station Magnitudes (MLv)


0.01.02.03.04.05.0Magnitude7Distance (degrees)Station Magnitudes (MLv)

Station Magnitudes (mB)


0.01.02.03.04.0Magnitude89Distance (degrees)Station Magnitudes (mB)

Magnitude Residuals (MLv)


-1.00.01.0Residual7Distance (degrees)Magnitude Residuals (MLv)

Magnitude Residuals (mB)


-1.00.01.0Residual89Distance (degrees)Magnitude Residuals (mB)