Light magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 25 km depth19 Nov 08:59 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeNov 19, 2025 08:57:11 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Nov 19, 2025, at 08:57 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.5Depth24.5 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude37.4354°S / 178.2251°ENew ZealandSeismic antipode37.4354°N / 1.775°WSpainShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Nearest volcanoWhite Island (93 km / 58 mi)Estimated seismic energy released1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.5 | about seismic energy2 minutes agoNov 19, 2025 08:57 GMT / Nov 19, 2025 08:57 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -37.43539 / 178.22507: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22410666',-37.43539,178.22507,'2 minutes ago: Mag. 3.5, 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 where the quake might have been felt is Hicks Bay, a town with 1,400 inhabitants in New Zealand, in 19.5 km (12 mi) distance south of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of New Zealand, Wellington, 521 km (324 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry19 km (12 mi)S of epicenterHicks Bay(pop: 1,390)II: Very weakGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand51 km (31 mi)S of epicenterRuatoria(pop: 897)II: Very weakGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand59 km (37 mi)SW of epicenterTe Kaha(pop: 387)II: Very weakOpotiki District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand78 km (48 mi)S of epicenterTokomaru(pop: 954)II: Very weakGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand104 km (65 mi)S of epicenterTolaga Bay(pop: 932)I: Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand104 km (65 mi)SW of epicenterOpotiki(pop: 5,240)I: Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand119 km (74 mi)S of epicenterTe Karaka(pop: 522)I: Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand124 km (77 mi)SW of epicenterWhakatane(pop: 18,600)I: Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand127 km (79 mi)SW of epicenterTaneatua(pop: 1,500)I: Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand128 km (80 mi)SW of epicenterWaimana(pop: 709)I: Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand137 km (85 mi)SW of epicenterEdgecumbe(pop: 1,800)I: Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand137 km (85 mi)S of epicenterGisborne(pop: 37,300)I: Not feltGisborneNew Zealand139 km (86 mi)W of epicenterMatata(pop: 681)I: Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand153 km (95 mi)SW of epicenterKawerau(pop: 7,760)I: Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand159 km (99 mi)S of epicenterTiniroto(pop: 1,540)I: Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand161 km (100 mi)W of epicenterMaketu(pop: 1,200)I: Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand171 km (106 mi)W of epicenterTe Puke(pop: 10,500)I: Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand176 km (110 mi)SW of epicenterMurupara(pop: 1,880)I: Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand179 km (111 mi)SW of epicenterTuai(pop: 280)I: Not feltWairoa District, Hawke's BayNew Zealand184 km (114 mi)W of epicenterTauranga(pop: 155,200)I: Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand184 km (115 mi)S of epicenterNuhaka(pop: 342)I: Not feltWairoa District, Hawke's BayNew Zealand186 km (115 mi)W of epicenterKaharoa(pop: 1,620)I: Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand187 km (116 mi)W of epicenterOropi(pop: 2,520)I: Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand191 km (119 mi)SW of epicenterRotorua(pop: 65,900)I: Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand192 km (119 mi)S of epicenterWairoa(pop: 4,940)I: Not feltHawke's BayNew Zealand195 km (121 mi)W of epicenterOmokoroa(pop: 3,990)I: Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand198 km (123 mi)SW of epicenterRaupunga(pop: 1,190)I: Not feltWairoa District, Hawke's BayNew Zealand199 km (124 mi)SW of epicenterReporoa(pop: 595)I: Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand202 km (126 mi)SW of epicenterMamaku(pop: 751)I: Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand203 km (126 mi)W of epicenterWaihi Beach(pop: 2,760)I: Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand204 km (127 mi)W of epicenterKatikati(pop: 5,530)I: Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand210 km (131 mi)W of epicenterWhangamata(pop: 4,540)I: Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand215 km (134 mi)W of epicenterTairua(pop: 1,590)I: Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand225 km (140 mi)SW of epicenterTokoroa(pop: 14,500)I: Not feltSouth Waikato District, WaikatoNew Zealand233 km (145 mi)SW of epicenterTaupo(pop: 26,500)I: Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand521 km (324 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.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 GMT2025-11-19EpicenterAgency3.525 km15 mi08:57:11New 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 1,500 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 41.7 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.13 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 7.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 2.5 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 18.7 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 199 quakes per year (or 16.6 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,100 quakes per year (or 3.1 quakes per day)Mag. 1 or higher: 1,500 quakes per year (or 4.1 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake