Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 75 km depth27 Apr 09:57 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 27, 2026 09:55:18 UTC - Local time at epicenterMonday, Apr 27, 2026, at 09:55 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.9Depth75 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude41.1579°S / 173.6833°ENew ZealandSeismic antipode41.1579°N / 6.317°WSpainShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Nearest volcanoTaranaki (209 km / 130 mi)Estimated 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 energy2 minutes agoApr 27, 2026 09:55 GMT / Apr 27, 2026 09:55 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -41.1579 / 173.68326: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22949510',-41.15790,173.68326,'2 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 where the quake might have been felt is Nelson, a town with 54,000 inhabitants in New Zealand, in 36 km (22 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of New Zealand, Wellington, 93 km (58 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as very weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry16 km (10 mi)SE of epicenterHavelock(pop: 588)II: Very weakMarlborough District, MarlboroughNew Zealand31 km (19 mi)SE of epicenterPicton(pop: 4,930)II: Very weakMarlborough District, MarlboroughNew Zealand36 km (22 mi)W of epicenterNelson(pop: 54,400)II: Very weakNelsonNew Zealand38 km (24 mi)SE of epicenterTuamarina(pop: 237)II: Very weakMarlborough District, MarlboroughNew Zealand40 km (25 mi)S of epicenterRenwick(pop: 2,550)II: Very weakMarlborough District, MarlboroughNew Zealand42 km (26 mi)SW of epicenterStoke(pop: 19,900)II: Very weakNelson, NelsonNew Zealand47 km (29 mi)S of epicenterWairau Valley(pop: 2,230)II: Very weakMarlborough District, MarlboroughNew Zealand50 km (31 mi)W of epicenterMapua(pop: 1,820)II: Very weakTasman, TasmanNew Zealand54 km (33 mi)SW of epicenterBrightwater(pop: 2,390)II: Very weakTasman, TasmanNew Zealand56 km (35 mi)W of epicenterMotueka(pop: 7,490)II: Very weakTasman, TasmanNew Zealand60 km (37 mi)W of epicenterMarahau(pop: 231)II: Very weakNelsonNew Zealand66 km (41 mi)SE of epicenterSeddon(pop: 552)II: Very weakMarlborough District, MarlboroughNew Zealand77 km (48 mi)W of epicenterTapawera(pop: 330)II: Very weakTasman, TasmanNew Zealand82 km (51 mi)NW of epicenterTakaka(pop: 1,430)II: Very weakTasman, TasmanNew Zealand90 km (56 mi)E of epicenterKarori(pop: 15,400)II: Very weakWellington, WellingtonNew Zealand93 km (58 mi)E of epicenterWellington(pop: 381,900)II: Very weakWellingtonNew Zealand93 km (58 mi)E of epicenterNewtown(pop: 10,100)II: Very weakWellington, WellingtonNew Zealand94 km (58 mi)E of epicenterJohnsonville(pop: 12,100)II: Very weakWellington, WellingtonNew Zealand98 km (61 mi)E of epicenterPorirua(pop: 61,800)II: Very weakWellingtonNew Zealand103 km (64 mi)E of epicenterPukerua Bay(pop: 2,070)II: Very weakPorirua, WellingtonNew Zealand103 km (64 mi)E of epicenterLower Hutt(pop: 113,400)II: Very weakWellingtonNew Zealand107 km (66 mi)E of epicenterWainuiomata(pop: 20,300)II: Very weakLower Hutt, WellingtonNew Zealand114 km (71 mi)E of epicenterUpper Hutt(pop: 47,500)II: Very weakWellingtonNew Zealand115 km (71 mi)E of epicenterParaparaumu(pop: 29,900)II: Very weakKapiti Coast District, WellingtonNew Zealand120 km (75 mi)E of epicenterWaikanae(pop: 13,300)II: Very weakKapiti Coast District, WellingtonNew Zealand131 km (81 mi)E of epicenterOtaki(pop: 6,090)II: Very weakKapiti Coast District, WellingtonNew Zealand131 km (82 mi)W of epicenterKaramea(pop: 357)II: Very weakBuller District, West CoastNew Zealand133 km (83 mi)SW of epicenterMurchison(pop: 606)II: Very weakTasman, TasmanNew Zealand137 km (85 mi)E of epicenterFeatherston(pop: 2,760)II: Very weakSouth Wairarapa District, WellingtonNew Zealand138 km (86 mi)W of epicenterLittle Wanganui(pop: 207)II: Very weakBuller District, West CoastNew Zealand140 km (87 mi)S of epicenterKaikoura(pop: 685)II: Very weakCanterburyNew Zealand146 km (91 mi)NE of epicenterLevin(pop: 19,800)I: Not feltHorowhenua District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand155 km (96 mi)NE of epicenterFoxton(pop: 4,780)I: Not feltHorowhenua District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand163 km (101 mi)NE of epicenterTangimoana(pop: 303)I: Not feltManawatu District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand167 km (104 mi)SW of epicenterMaruia(pop: 183)I: Not feltBuller District, West CoastNew Zealand177 km (110 mi)NE of epicenterRatana(pop: 437)I: Not feltRangitikei District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand179 km (111 mi)NE of epicenterWhanganui(pop: 48,900)I: Not feltManawatu-WanganuiNew 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 GMT2026-04-27EpicenterAgency3.975 km47 mi09:55:18New 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 2,100 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 18.2 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 2.4 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 16.7 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 129 quakes per year (or 10.7 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,100 quakes per year (or 2.9 quakes per day)Mag. 1 or higher: 2,000 quakes per year (or 5.6 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 7 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake