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The quake had a great depth of 427 km (265 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | User reports | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in New Zealand | Waikato | Auckland | WellingtonHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 427 km depth21 Mar 06:02 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 3 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMar 21, 2026 05:58:56 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Mar 21, 2026, at 05:58 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.9Depth427 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude37.7344°S / 174.4481°ENew ZealandSeismic antipode37.7344°N / 5.552°WShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Nearest volcanoAuckland Field (100 km / 62 mi)Estimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy4 minutes agoMar 21, 2026 05:58 GMT / Mar 21, 2026 05:58 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -37.73436 / 174.44812: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22828816',-37.73436,174.44812,'4 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, New Zealand',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in New ZealandNearby placesThe closest larger town near the epicenter is Raglan, a town with 3,800 inhabitants in New Zealand, in 39 km (24 mi) distance to the east, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry39 km (24 mi)E of epicenterRaglan(pop: 3,840)I: Not feltWaikato District, WaikatoNew Zealand60 km (37 mi)NE of epicenterWaiuku(pop: 9,860)I: Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand63 km (39 mi)E of epicenterNgaruawahia(pop: 8,500)I: Not feltWaikato District, WaikatoNew Zealand66 km (41 mi)E of epicenterHuntly(pop: 8,850)I: Not feltWaikato District, WaikatoNew Zealand69 km (43 mi)NE of epicenterRangiriri(pop: 1,830)I: Not feltWaikato District, WaikatoNew Zealand70 km (43 mi)N of epicenterClarks Beach(pop: 1,560)I: Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand70 km (44 mi)NE of epicenterPatumahoe(pop: 1,450)I: Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand72 km (45 mi)SE of epicenterPirongia(pop: 1,340)I: Not feltWaipa District, WaikatoNew Zealand74 km (46 mi)E of epicenterHamilton(pop: 189,700)I: Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand74 km (46 mi)NE of epicenterPukekohe East(pop: 21,400)I: Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand83 km (51 mi)SE of epicenterOtorohanga(pop: 3,280)I: Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand83 km (52 mi)E of epicenterTe Awamutu(pop: 14,000)I: Not feltWaipa District, WaikatoNew Zealand86 km (54 mi)NE of epicenterPapakura(pop: 35,600)I: Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand87 km (54 mi)N of epicenterPiha(pop: 1,070)I: Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand88 km (55 mi)NE of epicenterMaramarua(pop: 1,770)I: Not feltWaikato District, WaikatoNew Zealand88 km (55 mi)NE of epicenterTakanini(pop: 17,100)I: Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand88 km (55 mi)NE of epicenterManurewa(pop: 40,500)I: Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand89 km (55 mi)NE of epicenterHomai(pop: 15,000)I: Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand89 km (55 mi)E of epicenterCambridge(pop: 15,200)I: Not feltWaipa District, WaikatoNew Zealand91 km (56 mi)N of epicenterMangere(pop: 23,800)I: Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand91 km (56 mi)NE of epicenterManukau City(pop: 362,000)I: Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand92 km (57 mi)N of epicenterPapatoetoe(pop: 54,800)I: Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand92 km (57 mi)SE of epicenterTe Kuiti(pop: 4,890)I: Not feltWaitomo District, WaikatoNew Zealand93 km (58 mi)N of epicenterWaitakere(pop: 208,100)I: Not feltNew Zealand94 km (59 mi)N of epicenterFavona(pop: 11,100)I: Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand94 km (59 mi)N of epicenterNew Lynn(pop: 23,900)I: Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand95 km (59 mi)E of epicenterMorrinsville(pop: 9,710)I: Not feltMatamata-Piako District, WaikatoNew Zealand95 km (59 mi)NE of epicenterOtara(pop: 24,400)I: Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand95 km (59 mi)N of epicenterOtahuhu(pop: 17,800)I: Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand95 km (59 mi)N of epicenterOnehunga(pop: 12,900)I: Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand97 km (60 mi)N of epicenterAvondale(pop: 26,900)I: Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand97 km (61 mi)NE of epicenterClevedon(pop: 1,520)I: Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand99 km (61 mi)N of epicenterWaitakere(pop: 1,890)I: Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand99 km (61 mi)N of epicenterMount Eden(pop: 15,700)I: Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand100 km (62 mi)N of epicenterMuriwai Beach(pop: 1,130)I: Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand100 km (62 mi)N of epicenterRemuera(pop: 27,600)I: Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand102 km (64 mi)N of epicenterAuckland(pop: 1,530,500)I: Not feltAucklandNew Zealand103 km (64 mi)NE of epicenterHowick(pop: 12,000)I: Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand109 km (68 mi)N of epicenterTakapuna(pop: 12,500)I: Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand396 km (246 mi)S of epicenterWellington(pop: 381,900): Not feltWellingtonNew ZealandNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-03-21EpicenterAgency3.9427 km265 mi05:58:56New ZealandGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Previous quakes in the same area of this earthquake4 minutes agoMar 21, 2026 05:58 GMT / Mar 21, 2026 05:58 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -37.73436 / 174.44812: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!',3.9,39, '#bb202a', 0.9,1.5, '#bb202a', 0.27);map2.addToMap('thisQuake',-37.73436,174.44812,'4 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, New Zealand','Earthquake: Mag 3.9 / 427 km (265 mi) depth4 minutes agoMar 21, 2026 05:58 GMT / Mar 21, 2026 05:58 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -37.73436 / 174.44812: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!','default'); // this will be local to this table obj function putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex) { qTableOlder.putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex); } map2.circleScale=0.5;qTableOlder.usePalette=1;qTableOlder.startVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime-(80*365.25*86400);qTableOlder.endVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime; qTableOlder.assignMap(map2); (async function(){await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r,4000));map2.map.setZoom(7)})(); })(); (async function(){while(typeof mkRequest=="undefined")await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,500));mkRequest("https://server2.allquakes.com/api/getPrevious.php?quakeId=22828816","get","",function(httpObj){let r=httpObj.responseText,d=document;if(""!=r&&200==httpObj.status){let o=JSON.parse(r);if(!o){d.getElementById("olderQuakesSection").remove();return};let table=d.getElementById("qTableOlder");table.innerHTML+=o.tableRows,qTableOlder.alternateBg(),d.getElementById("placeholder_largestQText").innerHTML=o.html,d.getElementById("sectionPreviousCWrap").style.display="",eval(o.js)}})})();]]>Support Us – Help Us Enhance Our Services!We’re passionate about delivering the latest volcano and earthquake data from around the globe — just for you. 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