Weak magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 29 km depth11 Oct 15:00 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 11, 2025 14:58:26 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Oct 11, 2025, at 02:58 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude2.8Depth29.2 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude37.5062°S / 178.2537°ENew ZealandSeismic antipode37.5062°N / 1.746°WShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Nearest volcanoWhite Island (95 km / 59 mi)Estimated seismic energy released1 x 109 joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 2.8 | about seismic energy2 minutes agoOct 11, 2025 14:58 GMT / Oct 11, 2025 02:58 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -37.50618 / 178.2537: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22264738',-37.50618,178.25370,'2 minutes ago: Mag. 2.8, 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 where the quake might have been felt is Hicks Bay, a town with 1,400 inhabitants in New Zealand, in 11.2 km (7 mi) distance south of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of New Zealand, Wellington, 516 km (321 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(*)RegionCountry11 km (7 mi)S of epicenterHicks Bay(pop: 1,390)II: Very weakGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand42 km (26 mi)S of epicenterRuatoria(pop: 897)I: Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand57 km (35 mi)SW of epicenterTe Kaha(pop: 387)I: Not feltOpotiki District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand70 km (43 mi)S of epicenterTokomaru(pop: 954)I: Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand96 km (60 mi)S of epicenterTolaga Bay(pop: 932)I: Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand102 km (63 mi)SW of epicenterOpotiki(pop: 5,240)I: Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand112 km (70 mi)S of epicenterTe Karaka(pop: 522)I: Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand122 km (76 mi)SW of epicenterWhakatane(pop: 18,600): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand125 km (78 mi)SW of epicenterWaimana(pop: 709): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand125 km (78 mi)SW of epicenterTaneatua(pop: 1,500): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand129 km (80 mi)S of epicenterGisborne(pop: 37,300): Not feltGisborneNew Zealand136 km (84 mi)SW of epicenterEdgecumbe(pop: 1,800): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand139 km (86 mi)W of epicenterMatata(pop: 681): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand152 km (94 mi)SW of epicenterKawerau(pop: 7,760): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand153 km (95 mi)S of epicenterTiniroto(pop: 1,540): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand161 km (100 mi)W of epicenterMaketu(pop: 1,200): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand172 km (107 mi)W of epicenterTe Puke(pop: 10,500): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand173 km (108 mi)SW of epicenterMurupara(pop: 1,880): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand174 km (108 mi)SW of epicenterTuai(pop: 280): Not feltWairoa District, Hawke's BayNew Zealand177 km (110 mi)S of epicenterNuhaka(pop: 342): Not feltWairoa District, Hawke's BayNew Zealand185 km (115 mi)W of epicenterTauranga(pop: 155,200): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand185 km (115 mi)S of epicenterWairoa(pop: 4,940): Not feltHawke's BayNew Zealand186 km (115 mi)W of epicenterKaharoa(pop: 1,620): Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand188 km (117 mi)W of epicenterOropi(pop: 2,520): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand190 km (118 mi)SW of epicenterRotorua(pop: 65,900): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand192 km (120 mi)SW of epicenterRaupunga(pop: 1,190): Not feltWairoa District, Hawke's BayNew Zealand196 km (122 mi)W of epicenterOmokoroa(pop: 3,990): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand197 km (122 mi)SW of epicenterReporoa(pop: 595): Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand202 km (125 mi)W of epicenterMamaku(pop: 751): Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand231 km (143 mi)SW of epicenterTaupo(pop: 26,500): Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand516 km (321 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 2.8, 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 GMT2025-10-11EpicenterAgency2.829 km18 mi14:58:26New 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 1,600 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: 17.6 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 193 quakes per year (or 16 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,200 quakes per year (or 3.2 quakes per day)Mag. 1 or higher: 1,600 quakes per year (or 4.3 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