Light magnitude 3.3 earthquake at 99 km depth30 Jul 05:29 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJul 30, 2025 05:27:25 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Jul 30, 2025, at 05:27 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.3Depth99 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude38.9862°S / 175.7627°EWaikato, New ZealandSeismic antipode38.9862°N / 4.237°WShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Nearest volcanoNorthern Tongariro Group (5 km / 3 mi)Estimated seismic energy released5.6 x 109 joules (1.56 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.34 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.3 | about seismic energy2 minutes agoJul 30, 2025 05:27 GMT / Jul 30, 2025 05:27 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -38.98624 / 175.76271: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22005080',-38.98624,175.76271,'2 minutes ago: Mag. 3.3, 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 Turangi, a town with 3,800 inhabitants in New Zealand, in 3.9 km (2.4 mi) distance to the east, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry4 km (2 mi)E of epicenterTurangi(pop: 3,840)I: Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand33 km (20 mi)W of epicenterOwhango(pop: 174)I: Not feltRuapehu District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand38 km (24 mi)SW of epicenterNational Park(pop: 500)I: Not feltRuapehu District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand44 km (27 mi)NE of epicenterTaupo(pop: 26,500)I: Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand45 km (28 mi)W of epicenterTaumarunui(pop: 4,950)I: Not feltRuapehu District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand55 km (34 mi)S of epicenterWaiouru(pop: 765)I: Not feltRuapehu District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand56 km (35 mi)SW of epicenterOhakune(pop: 1,570)I: Not feltRuapehu District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand62 km (39 mi)NW of epicenterBenneydale(pop: 186)I: Not feltWaitomo, WaikatoNew Zealand65 km (40 mi)SW of epicenterRaetihi(pop: 1,130)I: Not feltRuapehu District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand67 km (41 mi)S of epicenterMoawhango(pop: 651)I: Not feltRangitikei District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand70 km (43 mi)W of epicenterOhura(pop: 225)I: Not feltRuapehu District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand77 km (48 mi)S of epicenterTaihape(pop: 1,810)I: Not feltRangitikei District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand79 km (49 mi)NE of epicenterReporoa(pop: 595)I: Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand84 km (52 mi)N of epicenterTokoroa(pop: 14,500)I: Not feltSouth Waikato District, WaikatoNew Zealand87 km (54 mi)SW of epicenterJerusalem(pop: 1,160)I: Not feltWanganui, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand87 km (54 mi)NW of epicenterPiopio(pop: 502)I: Not feltWaitomo, WaikatoNew Zealand89 km (55 mi)NW of epicenterTe Kuiti(pop: 4,890)I: Not feltWaitomo, WaikatoNew Zealand90 km (56 mi)W of epicenterWhangamomona(pop: 126)I: Not feltStratford District, TaranakiNew Zealand92 km (57 mi)S of epicenterMangaweka(pop: 90)I: Not feltRangitikei District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand100 km (62 mi)NE of epicenterMurupara(pop: 1,880)I: Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand102 km (63 mi)NW of epicenterOtorohanga(pop: 3,310)I: Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand102 km (64 mi)N of epicenterMamaku(pop: 751)I: Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand103 km (64 mi)NE of epicenterRotorua(pop: 65,900)I: Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand104 km (65 mi)N of epicenterPutaruru(pop: 4,670)I: Not feltSouth Waikato District, WaikatoNew Zealand107 km (67 mi)S of epicenterHunterville(pop: 520)I: Not feltRangitikei District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand114 km (71 mi)SE of epicenterNapier(pop: 66,700)I: Not feltHawke's BayNew Zealand115 km (72 mi)N of epicenterTe Awamutu(pop: 14,000)I: Not feltWaipa District, WaikatoNew Zealand118 km (73 mi)N of epicenterKaharoa(pop: 1,620)I: Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand118 km (74 mi)SE of epicenterHastings(pop: 90,600)I: Not feltHawke's BayNew Zealand120 km (75 mi)NW of epicenterPirongia(pop: 1,340)I: Not feltWaipa District, WaikatoNew Zealand122 km (76 mi)SW of epicenterWhanganui(pop: 48,900)I: Not feltManawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand123 km (76 mi)SE of epicenterHavelock North(pop: 14,900)I: Not feltHastings District, Hawke's BayNew Zealand128 km (79 mi)NE of epicenterKawerau(pop: 7,760)I: Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand131 km (82 mi)NW of epicenterKawhia(pop: 543)I: Not feltOtorohanga, WaikatoNew Zealand140 km (87 mi)SW of epicenterPatea(pop: 1,290)I: Not feltSouth Taranaki District, TaranakiNew Zealand140 km (87 mi)N of epicenterHamilton(pop: 178,500)I: Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand145 km (90 mi)NE of epicenterEdgecumbe(pop: 1,800)I: Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand150 km (93 mi)NE of epicenterTaneatua(pop: 1,500)I: Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand156 km (97 mi)NE of epicenterWhakatane(pop: 18,600)I: Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand269 km (167 mi)S 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 GMT2025-07-30EpicenterAgency3.399 km62 mi05:27:25New 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 4,800 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: 0.1 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 10.4 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.7 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 12.3 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 141 quakes per year (or 11.8 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,500 quakes per year (or 4.2 quakes per day)Mag. 1 or higher: 4,000 quakes per year (or 11.1 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