Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 212 km depth15 Nov 06:23 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 3 minutes.15 Nov 06:25: Magnitude recalculated from 1.8 to 2.3.15 Nov 06:28: Magnitude recalculated from 2.3 to 3.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 59.90 to 211.60 km (from 37 to 131 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 362 km (225 mi) towards NNE.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeNov 15, 2025 06:20:20 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Nov 15, 2025, at 06:20 pm (GMT +12)StatusconfirmedMagnitude3.9Depth212 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude35.4621°S / 178.5732°EBay of Plenty, New ZealandSeismic antipode35.4621°N / 1.427°WSpainShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Nearest volcanoRumble II East (9 km / 6 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 13.9°C (57 F), humidity: 41%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from WEstimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy10 minutes agoNov 15, 2025 06:20 GMT / Nov 15, 2025 06:20 pm (GMT +12)Lat / Lng: -35.46207 / 178.57317: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Other sources: EMSC: 3.9 / 212 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22395747',-35.46207,178.57317,'10 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, 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 Hicks Bay, a town with 1,400 inhabitants in New Zealand, in 239 km (149 mi) distance to the south, 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 GMT2025-11-15EpicenterAgency3.9212 km131 mi06:20:20New ZealandGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)3.9212 km131 mi06:20:20.326OFF E. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z.0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with GEONET (NZ)EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 213 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.26 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 26.3 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 172 quakes per year (or 14.4 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 213 quakes per year (or 17.8 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 6 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