Weak magnitude 2.5 earthquake at 220 km depth19 Apr 05:19 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 3 minutes.19 Apr 05:20: Magnitude recalculated from 2.4 to 2.5.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 19, 2026 05:16:19 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Apr 19, 2026, at 05:16 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude2.5Depth220 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude37.5995°S / 177.9295°ENew ZealandSeismic antipode37.5995°N / 2.071°WShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Nearest volcanoWhite Island (67 km / 42 mi)Estimated seismic energy released3.5 x 108 joules (98.6 kilowatt hours) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 2.5 | about seismic energy4 minutes agoApr 19, 2026 05:16 GMT / Apr 19, 2026 05:16 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -37.59954 / 177.92947: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22923392',-37.59954,177.92947,'4 minutes ago: Mag. 2.5, New Zealand',html,'quakes-4-24.png',14,14,7,7,123]); 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 Te Kaha, a town with 387 inhabitants in New Zealand, in 27 km (17 mi) distance to the southwest, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry27 km (17 mi)SW of epicenterTe Kaha(pop: 387): Not feltOpotiki District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand33 km (20 mi)E of epicenterHicks Bay(pop: 1,390): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand47 km (29 mi)SE of epicenterRuatoria(pop: 897): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand68 km (42 mi)SE of epicenterTokomaru(pop: 954): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand73 km (45 mi)SW of epicenterOpotiki(pop: 4,880): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand91 km (57 mi)S of epicenterTolaga Bay(pop: 932): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand92 km (57 mi)SW of epicenterWhakatane(pop: 18,600): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand96 km (59 mi)SW of epicenterTaneatua(pop: 1,500): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand96 km (60 mi)SW of epicenterWaimana(pop: 709): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand97 km (60 mi)S of epicenterTe Karaka(pop: 522): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand105 km (65 mi)SW of epicenterEdgecumbe(pop: 1,900): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand108 km (67 mi)W of epicenterMatata(pop: 681): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand117 km (73 mi)S of epicenterGisborne(pop: 38,300): Not feltGisborneNew Zealand121 km (75 mi)SW of epicenterKawerau(pop: 7,670): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand132 km (82 mi)W of epicenterMaketu(pop: 1,410): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand134 km (83 mi)S of epicenterTiniroto(pop: 1,540): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand142 km (88 mi)W of epicenterTe Puke(pop: 10,500): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand145 km (90 mi)SW of epicenterMurupara(pop: 1,880): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand155 km (96 mi)W of epicenterKaharoa(pop: 1,620): Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand156 km (97 mi)W of epicenterTauranga(pop: 155,200): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand158 km (98 mi)W of epicenterOropi(pop: 2,520): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand160 km (99 mi)SW of epicenterRotorua(pop: 65,900): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand166 km (103 mi)S of epicenterWairoa(pop: 4,940): Not feltHawke's BayNew Zealand167 km (104 mi)W of epicenterOmokoroa(pop: 5,990): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand171 km (106 mi)S of epicenterRaupunga(pop: 1,190): Not feltWairoa District, Hawke's BayNew Zealand171 km (107 mi)W of epicenterMamaku(pop: 751): Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand177 km (110 mi)W of epicenterKatikati(pop: 6,000): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand187 km (116 mi)W of epicenterWaihi(pop: 4,620): Not feltHauraki District, WaikatoNew Zealand187 km (116 mi)W of epicenterTe Poi(pop: 840): Not feltMatamata-Piako District, WaikatoNew Zealand188 km (117 mi)W of epicenterWhangamata(pop: 4,270): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand192 km (119 mi)W of epicenterMatamata(pop: 6,310): Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand194 km (121 mi)W of epicenterTokoroa(pop: 14,500): Not feltSouth Waikato District, WaikatoNew Zealand195 km (121 mi)W of epicenterTairua(pop: 1,590): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand195 km (121 mi)W of epicenterPutaruru(pop: 4,670): Not feltSouth Waikato District, WaikatoNew Zealand196 km (122 mi)W of epicenterTe Aroha(pop: 4,700): Not feltMatamata-Piako District, WaikatoNew Zealand201 km (125 mi)W of epicenterPaeroa(pop: 3,990): Not feltHauraki District, WaikatoNew Zealand202 km (125 mi)SW of epicenterTaupo(pop: 26,600): Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand215 km (134 mi)W of epicenterWhitianga(pop: 6,230): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand241 km (150 mi)SW of epicenterTurangi(pop: 3,930): Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand491 km (305 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.At magnitude 2.5, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare 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 GMT2026-04-19EpicenterAgency2.5220 km137 mi05:16:19New ZealandGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 2,000 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: 0.15 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 6.8 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.82 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 16 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 196 quakes per year (or 16.3 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,400 quakes per year (or 3.9 quakes per day)Mag. 1 or higher: 2,000 quakes per year (or 5.5 quakes per day)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