Weak magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 28 km depth28 Apr 00:02 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.28 Apr 00:03: Magnitude recalculated from 2.0 to 2.6.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 28, 2026 00:00:22 UTC - Local time at epicenterTuesday, Apr 28, 2026, at 12:00 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude2.6Depth27.9 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude37.4888°S / 178.1569°ENew ZealandSeismic antipode37.4888°N / 1.843°WShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Nearest volcanoWhite Island (86 km / 53 mi)Estimated seismic energy released5 x 108 joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 2.6 | about seismic energy3 minutes agoApr 28, 2026 00:00 GMT / Apr 28, 2026 12:00 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -37.48878 / 178.15688: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22951517',-37.48878,178.15688,'3 minutes ago: Mag. 2.6, 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 Hicks Bay, a town with 1,400 inhabitants in New Zealand, in 17.7 km (11 mi) distance to the southeast, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry18 km (11 mi)SE of epicenterHicks Bay(pop: 1,390)I: Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand47 km (29 mi)S of epicenterRuatoria(pop: 897)I: Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand51 km (31 mi)SW of epicenterTe Kaha(pop: 387)I: Not feltOpotiki District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand73 km (45 mi)S of epicenterTokomaru(pop: 954)I: Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand96 km (60 mi)SW of epicenterOpotiki(pop: 4,880): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand98 km (61 mi)S of epicenterTolaga Bay(pop: 932): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand112 km (69 mi)S of epicenterTe Karaka(pop: 522): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand116 km (72 mi)SW of epicenterWhakatane(pop: 18,600): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand119 km (74 mi)SW of epicenterTaneatua(pop: 1,500): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand120 km (74 mi)SW of epicenterWaimana(pop: 709): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand129 km (80 mi)SW of epicenterEdgecumbe(pop: 1,900): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand130 km (81 mi)S of epicenterGisborne(pop: 38,300): Not feltGisborneNew Zealand131 km (82 mi)W of epicenterMatata(pop: 681): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand145 km (90 mi)SW of epicenterKawerau(pop: 7,670): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand151 km (94 mi)S of epicenterTiniroto(pop: 1,540): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand154 km (95 mi)W of epicenterMaketu(pop: 1,410): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand164 km (102 mi)W of epicenterTe Puke(pop: 10,500): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand168 km (104 mi)SW of epicenterMurupara(pop: 1,880): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand171 km (106 mi)SW of epicenterTuai(pop: 280): Not feltWairoa District, Hawke's BayNew Zealand177 km (110 mi)W of epicenterTauranga(pop: 155,200): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand177 km (110 mi)S of epicenterNuhaka(pop: 342): Not feltWairoa District, Hawke's BayNew Zealand178 km (111 mi)W of epicenterKaharoa(pop: 1,620): Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand180 km (112 mi)W of epicenterOropi(pop: 2,520): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand183 km (114 mi)SW of epicenterRotorua(pop: 65,900): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand184 km (114 mi)S of epicenterWairoa(pop: 4,940): Not feltHawke's BayNew Zealand188 km (117 mi)W of epicenterOmokoroa(pop: 5,990): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand190 km (118 mi)SW of epicenterRaupunga(pop: 1,190): Not feltWairoa District, Hawke's BayNew Zealand191 km (119 mi)SW of epicenterReporoa(pop: 595): Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand195 km (121 mi)W of epicenterMamaku(pop: 751): Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand197 km (122 mi)W of epicenterWaihi Beach(pop: 2,670): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand198 km (123 mi)W of epicenterKatikati(pop: 6,000): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand225 km (140 mi)SW of epicenterTaupo(pop: 26,600): Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand513 km (319 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 2.6, 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 GMT2026-04-28EpicenterAgency2.628 km17 mi00:00:22New 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 1,700 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 41.7 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.13 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 7.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 2.3 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 17.7 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 200 quakes per year (or 16.6 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,300 quakes per year (or 3.5 quakes per day)Mag. 1 or higher: 1,700 quakes per year (or 4.7 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 7 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