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The quake had a moderate depth of 130 km (81 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | User reports | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in New Zealand | Taranaki | Manawatu-Wanganui | TasmanHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Light magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 130 km depth17 Sep 09:59 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 17, 2025 09:56:48 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Sep 17, 2025, at 09:56 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.8Depth130 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude40.1236°S / 173.8073°ENew ZealandSeismic antipode40.1236°N / 6.193°WSpainShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Nearest volcanoTaranaki (94 km / 58 mi)Estimated seismic energy released3.2 x 1010 joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.8 | about seismic energy3 minutes agoSep 17, 2025 09:56 GMT / Sep 17, 2025 09:56 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -40.12363 / 173.8073: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22175641',-40.12363,173.80730,'3 minutes ago: Mag. 3.8, 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 Manaia, a town with 1,100 inhabitants in New Zealand, in 70 km (43 mi) distance to the northeast, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry70 km (43 mi)NE of epicenterManaia(pop: 1,070)I: Not feltSouth Taranaki District, TaranakiNew Zealand71 km (44 mi)NE of epicenterPatea(pop: 1,290)I: Not feltSouth Taranaki District, TaranakiNew Zealand72 km (45 mi)NE of epicenterHawera(pop: 10,400)I: Not feltSouth Taranaki District, TaranakiNew Zealand74 km (46 mi)N of epicenterOpunake(pop: 1,500)I: Not feltSouth Taranaki District, TaranakiNew Zealand88 km (55 mi)N of epicenterRahotu(pop: 2,070)I: Not feltSouth Taranaki District, TaranakiNew Zealand88 km (55 mi)NE of epicenterEltham(pop: 2,070)I: Not feltSouth Taranaki District, TaranakiNew Zealand96 km (60 mi)NE of epicenterStratford(pop: 6,320)I: Not feltTaranakiNew Zealand108 km (67 mi)E of epicenterWhanganui(pop: 48,900)I: Not feltManawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand112 km (70 mi)N of epicenterInglewood(pop: 3,830)I: Not feltNew Plymouth District, TaranakiNew Zealand113 km (70 mi)N of epicenterOakura(pop: 1,720)I: Not feltNew Plymouth District, TaranakiNew Zealand117 km (73 mi)SW of epicenterTakaka(pop: 1,400)I: Not feltTasman, TasmanNew Zealand120 km (74 mi)N of epicenterNew Plymouth(pop: 87,300)I: Not feltTaranakiNew Zealand125 km (78 mi)NE of epicenterJerusalem(pop: 1,160)I: Not feltWanganui, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand130 km (81 mi)N of epicenterWaitara(pop: 7,310)I: Not feltNew Plymouth District, TaranakiNew Zealand131 km (81 mi)SW of epicenterMotueka(pop: 7,490)I: Not feltTasman, TasmanNew Zealand131 km (81 mi)S of epicenterPicton(pop: 4,880)I: Not feltMarlborough District, MarlboroughNew Zealand131 km (82 mi)E of epicenterFoxton(pop: 4,780)I: Not feltHorowhenua District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand134 km (83 mi)E of epicenterMarton(pop: 5,740)I: Not feltRangitikei District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand134 km (83 mi)SE of epicenterOtaki(pop: 6,090)I: Not feltKapiti Coast District, WellingtonNew Zealand134 km (83 mi)E of epicenterBulls(pop: 2,190)I: Not feltRangitikei District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand135 km (84 mi)S of epicenterNelson(pop: 54,700)I: Not feltNelsonNew Zealand135 km (84 mi)SE of epicenterParaparaumu(pop: 30,800)I: Not feltKapiti Coast District, WellingtonNew Zealand136 km (84 mi)SE of epicenterWaikanae(pop: 13,200)I: Not feltKapiti Coast District, WellingtonNew Zealand137 km (85 mi)SE of epicenterLevin(pop: 19,800)I: Not feltHorowhenua District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand137 km (85 mi)SE of epicenterPukerua Bay(pop: 2,120)I: Not feltPorirua, WellingtonNew Zealand139 km (86 mi)SW of epicenterMapua(pop: 1,820)I: Not feltTasman, TasmanNew Zealand141 km (88 mi)S of epicenterStoke(pop: 19,600)I: Not feltNelson, NelsonNew Zealand143 km (89 mi)SE of epicenterPorirua(pop: 62,400)I: Not feltWellingtonNew Zealand144 km (90 mi)S of epicenterRichmond(pop: 18,000)I: Not feltTasman, TasmanNew Zealand145 km (90 mi)E of epicenterShannon(pop: 1,610)I: Not feltHorowhenua District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand147 km (92 mi)NE of epicenterRaetihi(pop: 1,130)I: Not feltRuapehu District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand151 km (94 mi)SE of epicenterKarori(pop: 15,400)I: Not feltWellington, WellingtonNew Zealand153 km (95 mi)SE of epicenterWellington(pop: 381,900)I: Not feltWellingtonNew Zealand153 km (95 mi)SE of epicenterLower Hutt(pop: 114,000)I: Not feltWellingtonNew Zealand154 km (96 mi)SE of epicenterUpper Hutt(pop: 48,300)I: Not feltWellingtonNew Zealand158 km (98 mi)NE of epicenterOhakune(pop: 1,570)I: Not feltRuapehu District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand160 km (99 mi)SE of epicenterWainuiomata(pop: 19,800)I: Not feltLower Hutt, WellingtonNew Zealand168 km (105 mi)SE of epicenterFeatherston(pop: 2,760)I: Not feltSouth Wairarapa District, WellingtonNew Zealand182 km (113 mi)SE of epicenterMartinborough(pop: 2,050)I: Not feltSouth Wairarapa District, WellingtonNew Zealand186 km (116 mi)NE of epicenterTaumarunui(pop: 4,950)I: Not feltRuapehu District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew 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!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 GMT2025-09-17EpicenterAgency3.8130 km81 mi09:56:48New ZealandGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Previous quakes in the same area of this earthquake3 minutes agoSep 17, 2025 09:56 GMT / Sep 17, 2025 09:56 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -40.12363 / 173.8073: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!',3.8,38, '#bb202a', 0.9,1.5, '#bb202a', 0.27);map2.addToMap('thisQuake',-40.12363,173.8073,'3 minutes ago: Mag. 3.8, New Zealand','Earthquake: Mag 3.8 / 130 km (81 mi) depth3 minutes agoSep 17, 2025 09:56 GMT / Sep 17, 2025 09:56 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -40.12363 / 173.8073: 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=22175641","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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