Light magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 356 km depth15 Apr 01:32 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 15, 2026 01:30:01 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 01:30 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.5Depth356 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude37.1393°S / 176.8809°ENew ZealandSeismic antipode37.1393°N / 3.119°WShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Nearest volcanoRungapapa Knoll (46 km / 29 mi)Estimated seismic energy released1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.5 | about seismic energy2 minutes agoApr 15, 2026 01:30 GMT / Apr 15, 2026 01:30 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -37.13928 / 176.88092: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22910600',-37.13928,176.88092,'2 minutes ago: Mag. 3.5, 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 1,400 inhabitants in New Zealand, in 80 km (49 mi) distance to the southwest, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry80 km (49 mi)SW of epicenterMaketu(pop: 1,410): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand84 km (52 mi)S of epicenterMatata(pop: 681): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand86 km (53 mi)SW of epicenterTe Puke(pop: 10,500): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand88 km (54 mi)SW of epicenterTauranga(pop: 155,200): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand90 km (56 mi)W of epicenterWhangamata(pop: 4,270): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand92 km (57 mi)S of epicenterWhakatane(pop: 18,600): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand92 km (57 mi)W of epicenterTairua(pop: 1,590): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand94 km (58 mi)SW of epicenterOmokoroa(pop: 5,990): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand94 km (58 mi)S of epicenterEdgecumbe(pop: 1,900): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand97 km (60 mi)W of epicenterWaihi(pop: 4,620): Not feltHauraki District, WaikatoNew Zealand97 km (60 mi)SW of epicenterKatikati(pop: 6,000): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand97 km (60 mi)SE of epicenterTe Kaha(pop: 387): Not feltOpotiki District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand100 km (62 mi)SW of epicenterOropi(pop: 2,520): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand103 km (64 mi)S of epicenterOpotiki(pop: 4,880): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand104 km (65 mi)S of epicenterTaneatua(pop: 1,500): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand108 km (67 mi)S of epicenterKawerau(pop: 7,670): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand110 km (69 mi)W of epicenterWhitianga(pop: 6,230): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand110 km (69 mi)W of epicenterPaeroa(pop: 3,990): Not feltHauraki District, WaikatoNew Zealand111 km (69 mi)SW of epicenterKaharoa(pop: 1,620): Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand112 km (70 mi)SW of epicenterTe Aroha(pop: 4,700): Not feltMatamata-Piako District, WaikatoNew Zealand114 km (71 mi)S of epicenterWaimana(pop: 709): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand119 km (74 mi)W of epicenterThames(pop: 7,140): Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand121 km (75 mi)W of epicenterTe Puru(pop: 846): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand122 km (76 mi)SW of epicenterWaitoa(pop: 1,170): Not feltMatamata-Piako District, WaikatoNew Zealand123 km (77 mi)W of epicenterNgatea(pop: 1,150): Not feltHauraki District, WaikatoNew Zealand124 km (77 mi)SW of epicenterMatamata(pop: 6,310): Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand124 km (77 mi)SW of epicenterTe Poi(pop: 840): Not feltMatamata-Piako District, WaikatoNew Zealand125 km (77 mi)SW of epicenterRotorua(pop: 65,900): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand128 km (79 mi)SW of epicenterMamaku(pop: 751): Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand130 km (81 mi)W of epicenterCoromandel(pop: 1,790): Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand133 km (83 mi)SW of epicenterMorrinsville(pop: 9,710): Not feltMatamata-Piako District, WaikatoNew Zealand136 km (84 mi)E of epicenterHicks Bay(pop: 1,390): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand138 km (86 mi)NW of epicenterColville(pop: 1,490): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand140 km (87 mi)SW of epicenterPutaruru(pop: 4,670): Not feltSouth Waikato District, WaikatoNew Zealand151 km (94 mi)SW of epicenterTokoroa(pop: 14,500): Not feltSouth Waikato District, WaikatoNew Zealand151 km (94 mi)SW of epicenterCambridge(pop: 15,200): Not feltWaipa District, WaikatoNew Zealand152 km (95 mi)SE of epicenterRuatoria(pop: 897): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand167 km (104 mi)SE of epicenterTokomaru(pop: 954): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand167 km (104 mi)SW of epicenterTe Awamutu(pop: 14,000): Not feltWaipa District, WaikatoNew Zealand496 km (308 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!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 GMT2026-04-15EpicenterAgency3.5356 km221 mi01:30:01New 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 1,800 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.15 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 6.7 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.71 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 20.6 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 241 quakes per year (or 20 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,500 quakes per year (or 4.2 quakes per day)Mag. 1 or higher: 1,800 quakes per year (or 4.9 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 19 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