Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 3:01 AM
2026-09-09 19:01 UTC · -38.629°, 175.277°
Magnitude
3.5 ml
Light
Depth
10 km
Shallow
Energy
3 tons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-38.629°, 175.277°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
GEONET
Region
New Zealand
Often felt, but rarely causes damage.
At 10 km this was a shallow earthquake. Shallow quakes concentrate shaking near the epicentre and tend to be the most damaging.
This event sits in the Light range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Philippine Trench (~6901 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
Browse all earthquakes →Data from GEONET. Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised. For official information consult PHIVOLCS / USGS.