Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 12 km depth10 Nov 19:40 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 4 minutes.10 Nov 19:44: Magnitude recalculated from 2.6 to 4.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 50.60 to 12.00 km (from 31 to 7.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 487 km (303 mi) towards NNE.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeNov 10, 2025 19:35:48 UTC - Local time at epicenterTuesday, Nov 11, 2025, at 07:35 am (GMT +12)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.3Depth12 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude33.8472°S / 179.5836°WNew ZealandSeismic antipode33.8472°N / 0.4164°ESpainShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Nearest volcanoBrothers (168 km / 104 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 18.3°C (65 F), humidity: 88%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from WEstimated seismic energy released1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.3 | about seismic energy26 minutes agoNov 10, 2025 19:35 GMT / Nov 11, 2025 07:35 am (GMT +12)Lat / Lng: -33.84718 / -179.58363: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22377362',-33.84718,-179.58363,'26 minutes ago: Mag. 4.3, 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 Wellington, the capital of New Zealand with 380,000 inhabitants, in 965 km (600 mi) distance to the southwest, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry965 km (600 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.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 GMT2025-11-10EpicenterAgency4.312 km7.5 mi19:35:48New 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 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Nov 11, 2025 07:35 am (GMT +12)26 minutes ago4.312 km0 km - This quakeNew ZealandMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 103 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.08 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 12.7 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 4.9 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 66 quakes per year (or 5.5 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 100 quakes per year (or 8.4 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 101 quakes per year (or 8.4 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 10 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeStrongest in 3 yearsThe earthquake was the strongest to hit this part of New Zealand in over 3 years. Earlier, the last quake of equal or greater strength near the present epicenter had been a magnitude 5.3 earthquake on Tuesday, Jul 26, 2022, at 10:30 pm local time (Pacific/Auckland GMT +12) in 470 km (292 mi) distance to the south:Mag. 5.3 earthquake New Zealand - Jul 26, 2022 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 7.6. It had occurred 79 years ago earlier, on Tuesday, Mar 25, 1947, at 08:32 pm local time (Universal Time GMT +0) in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand:Mag. 7.6 earthquake North Island of New Zealand - Mar 25, 1947 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapNov 11, 04:03 am (GMT +12)3.8139 km451 km (280 mi) to the SW New Zealand I FELT ITInfoNov 11, 04:38 am (Auckland)2.417 km558 km (347 mi) to the S 22 km north of Gisborne, Gisborne, New ZealandInfoNov 11, 12:00 am (GMT +12)2.3125 km447 km (278 mi) to the SWSouth Pacific Ocean, 112 km north of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandInfoNov 11, 12:45 am (Auckland)2.34.2 km559 km (347 mi) to the SWSouth Pacific Ocean, 43 km east of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandInfoNov 10, 07:47 pm (Auckland)2.554 km551 km (342 mi) to the SW 20 km southeast of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandInfoNov 9, 02:58 pm (Auckland)3.178 km559 km (347 mi) to the SWSouth Pacific Ocean, 37 km southeast of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand I FELT ITInfoNov 9, 10:07 am (GMT +12)2.866 km464 km (288 mi) to the SWSouth Pacific Ocean, 89 km northeast of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandInfoNov 9, 01:23 am (Auckland)2.812 km487 km (303 mi) to the SWSouth Pacific Ocean, 67 km north of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand I FELT ITInfoNov 6, 07:50 pm (Auckland)2.65.9 km497 km (309 mi) to the SW 85 km north of Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand I FELT ITInfoJul 26, 2022 10:30 pm (Auckland)5.340 km470 km (292 mi) to the S 23 km southeast of Hicks Bay, Gisborne, New Zealand 22 reportsInfoApr 29, 2021 03:58 pm (Auckland)5.833 km566 km (352 mi) to the SW 30 km northwest of Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand 6 reportsInfoMar 23, 2021 07:15 am (Auckland)5.3133 km562 km (349 mi) to the SW 53 km southeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand 9 reportsInfoMar 5, 2021 01:27 am (GMT +12)7.190 km406 km (252 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 192 km northeast of Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand 1267 reportsInfoNov 23, 2019 04:34 pm (Universal Time)5.898 km498 km (309 mi) to the SWSouth Pacific Ocean, 178 km east of Waiheke Island, New Zealand 30 reportsInfoOct 8, 2016 07:41 pm (Universal Time)5.510 km432 km (268 mi) to the SWSouth Pacific Ocean, 294 km southeast of Great Barrier Island, New ZealandInfoSep 2, 2016 07:18 am (GMT +12)5.744 km423 km (263 mi) to the SW Off E. Coast of N. Island, N.Z.InfoSep 2, 2016 04:37 am (GMT +12)7.026 km415 km (258 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 64 km northeast of East Island, Gisborne, New Zealand 24 reportsInfoAug 12, 2013 04:20 pm (Auckland)6.313 km522 km (324 mi) to the S 10 km south-west of Tokomaru BayInfoAug 12, 2013 04:18 pm (Auckland)5.4208 km484 km (301 mi) to the SW 15 km north-east of Te KahaInfoMay 24, 2013 05:25 am (GMT +12)5.99 km432 km (268 mi) to the S 30 km north-east of Te AraroaInfoAug 17, 2002 08:21 pm (Auckland)5.3171 km568 km (353 mi) to the SW 26 km west of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandInfoFeb 13, 1995 01:11 pm (Auckland)6.028 km450 km (279 mi) to the S 125 km ENE of Opotiki, New ZealandInfoFeb 10, 1995 01:45 pm (Auckland)6.528 km475 km (295 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 103 km northeast of Gisborne, Gisborne, New ZealandInfoFeb 6, 1995 11:51 am (Auckland)7.121 km460 km (286 mi) to the SSouth Pacific Ocean, 119 km northeast of Gisborne, Gisborne, New ZealandInfoDec 15, 1994 11:20 pm (GMT +12)6.533 km463 km (288 mi) to the SWSouth Pacific Ocean, 89 km northeast of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandInfoAug 10, 1993 09:46 pm (Auckland)6.414 km580 km (360 mi) to the SW 42 km west of Gisborne, Gisborne, New ZealandInfoJun 22, 1992 05:43 am (Auckland)6.210 km534 km (332 mi) to the SW North Island of New ZealandInfoMar 2, 1987 02:42 pm (Auckland)6.519 km564 km (350 mi) to the SW 19 km west of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandInfoMar 8, 1984 12:40 pm (Auckland)6.088 km568 km (353 mi) to the SW 39 km southeast of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandInfoMay 6, 1978 11:22 am (Auckland)6.370 km555 km (345 mi) to the SWSouth Pacific Ocean, 26 km northwest of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandInfoJul 28, 1970 12:31 am (Auckland)6.395 km518 km (322 mi) to the SWSouth Pacific Ocean, 50 km east of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandInfoDec 9, 1965 06:05 am (GMT +12)6.0175 km454 km (282 mi) to the SWSouth Pacific Ocean, 98 km northeast of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandInfoJun 15, 1965 09:20 pm (Auckland)6.170 km522 km (325 mi) to the SW 24 km northeast of Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandInfoJul 26, 1961 09:19 pm (Auckland)6.5149 km501 km (311 mi) to the SW Off E. Coast of N. Island, N.Z.InfoFeb 3, 1960 02:21 pm (Auckland)6.40 km458 km (285 mi) to the SW Off E. Coast of N. Island, N.Z.InfoDec 29, 1956 02:24 am (Auckland)6.235 km558 km (347 mi) to the SW 23 km northwest of Te Karaka, Gisborne, New ZealandInfoJan 30, 1956 08:43 pm (Auckland)6.215 km482 km (299 mi) to the SW 75 km NNE of Whakatane, New ZealandInfoApr 23, 1951 06:50 pm (Auckland)6.020 km444 km (276 mi) to the SWSouth Pacific Ocean, 34 km northwest of Hicks Bay, Gisborne, New ZealandInfoMar 25, 1947 08:32 pm (Universal Time)7.615 km563 km (350 mi) to the S 109 km east of Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New ZealandInfoOct 25, 1937 10:33 am (Universal Time)6.035 km510 km (317 mi) to the SW 69 km east of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandInfoFeb 13, 1931 01:27 am (Universal Time)7.345 km728 km (453 mi) to the SW North Island of New ZealandInfoFeb 2, 1931 10:46 pm (Universal Time)7.435 km750 km (466 mi) to the SW 47 km west of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New ZealandInfoFeb 25, 1927 03:41 pm (Universal Time)6.235 km522 km (325 mi) to the S 54 km northeast of Gisborne, Gisborne, New ZealandInfoNov 22, 1914 08:14 am (Universal Time)7.0100 km696 km (432 mi) to the SW 36 km south of Taupo, Waikato, New ZealandInfoOct 7, 1914 08:15 am (Auckland)7.00 km483 km (300 mi) to the SW 96 km north of Gisborne, Gisborne, New ZealandInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]