Weak magnitude 2.5 earthquake at 59 km depth22 Oct 10:25 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.22 Oct 10:26: Magnitude recalculated from 2.4 to 2.5.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 22, 2025 10:23:21 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Oct 22, 2025, at 10:23 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude2.5Depth59 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude37.211°S / 177.3303°ENew ZealandSeismic antipode37.211°N / 2.67°WShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Nearest volcanoWhite Island (37 km / 23 mi)Estimated seismic energy released3.5 x 108 joules (98.6 kilowatt hours) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 2.5 | about seismic energy3 minutes agoOct 22, 2025 10:23 GMT / Oct 22, 2025 10:23 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -37.21102 / 177.33025: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22302662',-37.21102,177.33025,'3 minutes ago: Mag. 2.5, 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 66 km (41 mi) distance to the southeast, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry66 km (41 mi)SE of epicenterTe Kaha(pop: 387): Not feltOpotiki District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand89 km (55 mi)S of epicenterWhakatane(pop: 18,600): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand89 km (55 mi)S of epicenterOpotiki(pop: 5,240): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand91 km (56 mi)SW of epicenterMatata(pop: 681): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand96 km (60 mi)SE of epicenterHicks Bay(pop: 1,390): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand96 km (60 mi)SW of epicenterEdgecumbe(pop: 1,800): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand99 km (62 mi)S of epicenterTaneatua(pop: 1,500): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand99 km (62 mi)SW of epicenterMaketu(pop: 1,200): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand107 km (66 mi)S of epicenterWaimana(pop: 709): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand108 km (67 mi)SW of epicenterTe Puke(pop: 10,500): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand113 km (70 mi)SW of epicenterKawerau(pop: 7,760): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand116 km (72 mi)SW of epicenterTauranga(pop: 155,200): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand116 km (72 mi)SE of epicenterRuatoria(pop: 897): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand124 km (77 mi)SW of epicenterOmokoroa(pop: 3,990): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand125 km (77 mi)SW of epicenterOropi(pop: 2,520): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand130 km (81 mi)W of epicenterWhangamata(pop: 4,540): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand130 km (81 mi)SW of epicenterKaharoa(pop: 1,620): Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand130 km (81 mi)W of epicenterKatikati(pop: 5,530): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand133 km (83 mi)W of epicenterTairua(pop: 1,590): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand133 km (83 mi)SE of epicenterTokomaru(pop: 954): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand134 km (83 mi)W of epicenterWaihi(pop: 4,620): Not feltHauraki District, WaikatoNew Zealand141 km (87 mi)SW of epicenterRotorua(pop: 65,900): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand147 km (92 mi)S of epicenterTe Karaka(pop: 522): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand147 km (92 mi)W of epicenterTe Aroha(pop: 4,700): Not feltMatamata-Piako District, WaikatoNew Zealand148 km (92 mi)SW of epicenterMamaku(pop: 751): Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand148 km (92 mi)W of epicenterPaeroa(pop: 3,990): Not feltHauraki District, WaikatoNew Zealand150 km (93 mi)S of epicenterMurupara(pop: 1,880): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand151 km (94 mi)W of epicenterWhitianga(pop: 6,330): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand152 km (94 mi)SW of epicenterTe Poi(pop: 840): Not feltMatamata-Piako District, WaikatoNew Zealand154 km (95 mi)SW of epicenterMatamata(pop: 6,310): Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand154 km (96 mi)SE of epicenterTolaga Bay(pop: 932): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand158 km (98 mi)W of epicenterMatarangi(pop: 390): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand162 km (100 mi)SW of epicenterReporoa(pop: 595): Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand165 km (103 mi)SW of epicenterPutaruru(pop: 4,670): Not feltSouth Waikato District, WaikatoNew Zealand172 km (107 mi)SW of epicenterTokoroa(pop: 14,500): Not feltSouth Waikato District, WaikatoNew Zealand504 km (313 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 2.5, 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 GMT2025-10-22EpicenterAgency2.559 km37 mi10:23:21New 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 1,900 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.12 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 8.3 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.94 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 23.3 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 263 quakes per year (or 21.9 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,600 quakes per year (or 4.3 quakes per day)Mag. 1 or higher: 1,800 quakes per year (or 5 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 15 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake