Weak magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 66 km depth6 Oct 07:01 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 3 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 6, 2025 06:58:30 UTC - Local time at epicenterMonday, Oct 6, 2025, at 06:58 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude2.6Depth66 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude37.5072°S / 177.8585°ENew ZealandSeismic antipode37.5072°N / 2.142°WShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Nearest volcanoWhite Island (60 km / 37 mi)Estimated seismic energy released5 x 108 joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 2.6 | about seismic energy3 minutes agoOct 6, 2025 06:58 GMT / Oct 6, 2025 06:58 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -37.50719 / 177.85845: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22244416',-37.50719,177.85845,'3 minutes ago: Mag. 2.6, New Zealand',html,'quakes-4-24.png',14,14,7,7,123]); 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 Te Kaha, a town with 387 inhabitants in New Zealand, in 30 km (19 mi) distance to the southwest, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry30 km (19 mi)SW of epicenterTe Kaha(pop: 387)I: Not feltOpotiki District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand40 km (25 mi)E of epicenterHicks Bay(pop: 1,390)I: Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand59 km (37 mi)SE of epicenterRuatoria(pop: 897)I: Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand75 km (47 mi)SW of epicenterOpotiki(pop: 5,240): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand80 km (50 mi)SE of epicenterTokomaru(pop: 954): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand92 km (57 mi)SW of epicenterWhakatane(pop: 18,600): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand97 km (60 mi)SW of epicenterTaneatua(pop: 1,500): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand99 km (61 mi)SW of epicenterWaimana(pop: 709): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand103 km (64 mi)S of epicenterTolaga Bay(pop: 932): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand105 km (65 mi)SW of epicenterEdgecumbe(pop: 1,800): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand106 km (66 mi)SW of epicenterMatata(pop: 681): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand107 km (66 mi)S of epicenterTe Karaka(pop: 522): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand121 km (75 mi)SW of epicenterKawerau(pop: 7,760): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand127 km (79 mi)W of epicenterMaketu(pop: 1,200): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand128 km (80 mi)S of epicenterGisborne(pop: 37,300): Not feltGisborneNew Zealand138 km (86 mi)W of epicenterTe Puke(pop: 10,500): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand142 km (88 mi)S of epicenterTiniroto(pop: 1,540): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand147 km (92 mi)SW of epicenterMurupara(pop: 1,880): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand150 km (93 mi)W of epicenterTauranga(pop: 155,200): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand153 km (95 mi)W of epicenterKaharoa(pop: 1,620): Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand154 km (96 mi)W of epicenterOropi(pop: 2,520): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand158 km (98 mi)SW of epicenterRotorua(pop: 65,900): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand161 km (100 mi)W of epicenterOmokoroa(pop: 3,990): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand169 km (105 mi)SW of epicenterMamaku(pop: 751): Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand171 km (106 mi)W of epicenterKatikati(pop: 5,530): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand175 km (108 mi)S of epicenterWairoa(pop: 4,940): Not feltHawke's BayNew Zealand179 km (111 mi)S of epicenterRaupunga(pop: 1,190): Not feltWairoa District, Hawke's BayNew Zealand179 km (111 mi)W of epicenterWhangamata(pop: 4,540): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand179 km (111 mi)W of epicenterWaihi(pop: 4,620): Not feltHauraki District, WaikatoNew Zealand186 km (116 mi)W of epicenterTairua(pop: 1,590): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand188 km (117 mi)W of epicenterMatamata(pop: 6,310): Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand190 km (118 mi)W of epicenterTe Aroha(pop: 4,700): Not feltMatamata-Piako District, WaikatoNew Zealand192 km (120 mi)W of epicenterPutaruru(pop: 4,670): Not feltSouth Waikato District, WaikatoNew Zealand193 km (120 mi)SW of epicenterTokoroa(pop: 14,500): Not feltSouth Waikato District, WaikatoNew Zealand194 km (121 mi)W of epicenterPaeroa(pop: 3,990): Not feltHauraki District, WaikatoNew Zealand197 km (122 mi)W of epicenterWaitoa(pop: 1,170): Not feltMatamata-Piako District, WaikatoNew Zealand203 km (126 mi)SW of epicenterTaupo(pop: 26,500): Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand205 km (128 mi)W of epicenterWhitianga(pop: 6,330): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand243 km (151 mi)SW of epicenterTurangi(pop: 3,840): Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand497 km (309 mi)SW 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.At magnitude 2.6, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Compare 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 GMT2025-10-6EpicenterAgency2.666 km41 mi06:58:30New ZealandGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 2,000 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.16 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 6.4 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.79 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 19.1 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 225 quakes per year (or 18.8 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,500 quakes per year (or 4 quakes per day)Mag. 1 or higher: 2,000 quakes per year (or 5.4 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake