Light magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 164 km depth27 Jul 14:03 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJul 27, 2025 14:00:53 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Jul 27, 2025, at 02:00 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.0Depth164 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude37.3689°S / 176.7344°ENew ZealandSeismic antipode37.3689°N / 3.266°WShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Nearest volcanoRungapapa Knoll (29 km / 18 mi)Estimated seismic energy released2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.0 | about seismic energy3 minutes agoJul 27, 2025 14:00 GMT / Jul 27, 2025 02:00 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -37.36891 / 176.7344: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-21996899',-37.36891,176.73440,'3 minutes ago: Mag. 3.0, 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 Maketu, a town with 1,200 inhabitants in New Zealand, in 51 km (32 mi) distance to the southwest, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry51 km (32 mi)SW of epicenterMaketu(pop: 1,200): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand57 km (36 mi)S of epicenterMatata(pop: 681): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand58 km (36 mi)SW of epicenterTe Puke(pop: 10,500): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand61 km (38 mi)SW of epicenterTauranga(pop: 155,200): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand69 km (43 mi)SW of epicenterOmokoroa(pop: 3,990): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand72 km (45 mi)S of epicenterAwakeri(pop: 2,290): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand73 km (45 mi)SW of epicenterOropi(pop: 2,520): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand74 km (46 mi)SE of epicenterOhope Beach(pop: 3,250): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand74 km (46 mi)S of epicenterTe Teko(pop: 441): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand75 km (47 mi)W of epicenterKatikati(pop: 5,530): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand79 km (49 mi)W of epicenterWhangamata(pop: 4,540): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand80 km (50 mi)W of epicenterWaihi(pop: 4,620): Not feltHauraki District, WaikatoNew Zealand81 km (51 mi)S of epicenterKawerau(pop: 7,760): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand82 km (51 mi)S of epicenterTaneatua(pop: 1,500): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand82 km (51 mi)SW of epicenterKaharoa(pop: 1,620): Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand86 km (54 mi)SE of epicenterOpotiki(pop: 5,240): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand88 km (54 mi)NW of epicenterTairua(pop: 1,590): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand92 km (57 mi)S of epicenterWaimana(pop: 709): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand92 km (57 mi)W of epicenterTe Aroha(pop: 4,700): Not feltMatamata-Piako District, WaikatoNew Zealand93 km (58 mi)SE of epicenterTe Kaha(pop: 387): Not feltOpotiki District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand94 km (59 mi)W of epicenterPaeroa(pop: 3,990): Not feltHauraki District, WaikatoNew Zealand96 km (60 mi)SW of epicenterRotorua(pop: 65,900): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand98 km (61 mi)SW of epicenterTe Poi(pop: 840): Not feltMatamata-Piako District, WaikatoNew Zealand99 km (61 mi)SW of epicenterMatamata(pop: 6,310): Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand99 km (62 mi)SW of epicenterMamaku(pop: 751): Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand101 km (63 mi)W of epicenterWaitoa(pop: 1,170): Not feltMatamata-Piako District, WaikatoNew Zealand109 km (68 mi)W of epicenterThames(pop: 7,140): Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand109 km (68 mi)NW of epicenterWhitianga(pop: 6,330): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand110 km (68 mi)W of epicenterNgatea(pop: 1,150): Not feltHauraki District, WaikatoNew Zealand112 km (69 mi)W of epicenterMorrinsville(pop: 9,710): Not feltMatamata-Piako District, WaikatoNew Zealand113 km (70 mi)SW of epicenterPutaruru(pop: 4,670): Not feltSouth Waikato District, WaikatoNew Zealand113 km (70 mi)W of epicenterTe Puru(pop: 846): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand119 km (74 mi)NW of epicenterMatarangi(pop: 390): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand123 km (76 mi)SW of epicenterTokoroa(pop: 14,500): Not feltSouth Waikato District, WaikatoNew Zealand124 km (77 mi)S of epicenterReporoa(pop: 595): Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand127 km (79 mi)SW of epicenterCambridge(pop: 15,200): Not feltWaipa District, WaikatoNew Zealand129 km (80 mi)NW of epicenterCoromandel(pop: 1,930): Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand139 km (86 mi)NW of epicenterColville(pop: 1,490): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand467 km (290 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 GMT2025-07-27EpicenterAgency3.0164 km102 mi14:00:53New 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 2,400 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.14 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 7.1 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.75 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 22 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 251 quakes per year (or 20.9 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,900 quakes per year (or 5.2 quakes per day)Mag. 1 or higher: 2,400 quakes per year (or 6.5 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 17 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake