Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 600 km depth1 Aug 05:57 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 3 minutes.1 Aug 05:58: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 70.10 to 62.60 km (from 44 to 39 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 255 km (158 mi) towards S.1 Aug 05:59: Magnitude recalculated from 2.4 to 4.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 62.60 to 600.00 km (from 39 to 373 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 854 km (531 mi) towards NNE.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 1, 2025 05:53:49 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Aug 1, 2025, at 05:53 pm (GMT +12)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.9Depth600 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude31.8818°S / 178.8772°EManawatu-Wanganui, New ZealandSeismic antipode31.8818°N / 1.123°WShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Nearest volcanoOliver-Speight (155 km / 96 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeLight Snow -0.2°C (32 F), humidity: 98%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from SSEEstimated seismic energy released1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.9 | about seismic energy7 minutes agoAug 1, 2025 05:53 GMT / Aug 1, 2025 05:53 pm (GMT +12)Lat / Lng: -31.88181 / 178.87717: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22012604',-31.88181,178.87717,'7 minutes ago: Mag. 4.9, New Zealand',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); 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 Russell, a town with 762 inhabitants in New Zealand, in 579 km (360 mi) distance to the southwest, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. 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It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2025-08-1EpicenterAgency4.9600 km373 mi05:53:49New ZealandGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 8 km2 (3 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 5 km (3 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Aug 1, 2025 05:53 pm (GMT +12)7 minutes ago4.9600 km0 km - This quakeNew ZealandMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 55 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 72 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: 0.11 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9.4 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.14 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 51 quakes per year (or 4.2 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 72 quakes per year (or 6 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 72 quakes per year (or 6 quakes per month)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