Light magnitude 3.3 earthquake at 86 km depth7 Nov 23:59 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeNov 7, 2025 23:57:06 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Nov 7, 2025, at 11:57 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.3Depth86 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude39.1426°S / 176.1359°EManawatu-Wanganui, New ZealandSeismic antipode39.1426°N / 3.864°WShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Nearest volcanoTaupo (38 km / 24 mi)Estimated seismic energy released5.6 x 109 joules (1.56 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.34 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.3 | about seismic energy2 minutes agoNov 7, 2025 23:57 GMT / Nov 7, 2025 11:57 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -39.14255 / 176.13586: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22366318',-39.14255,176.13586,'2 minutes ago: Mag. 3.3, 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 Turangi, a town with 3,800 inhabitants in New Zealand, in 33 km (21 mi) distance to the northwest, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry33 km (21 mi)NW of epicenterTurangi(pop: 3,840)I: Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand51 km (32 mi)N of epicenterTaupo(pop: 26,500)I: Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand54 km (34 mi)SW of epicenterMoawhango(pop: 651)I: Not feltRangitikei District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand55 km (34 mi)SW of epicenterWaiouru(pop: 765)I: Not feltRuapehu District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand64 km (40 mi)W of epicenterNational Park(pop: 500)I: Not feltRuapehu District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand66 km (41 mi)SW of epicenterTaihape(pop: 1,810)I: Not feltRangitikei District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand67 km (42 mi)W of epicenterOwhango(pop: 174)I: Not feltRuapehu District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand70 km (43 mi)SW of epicenterOhakune(pop: 1,570)I: Not feltRuapehu District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand70 km (44 mi)SE of epicenterBay View(pop: 2,240)I: Not feltNapier, Hawke's BayNew Zealand77 km (48 mi)SE of epicenterOnekawa(pop: 6,590)I: Not feltNapier, Hawke's BayNew Zealand80 km (50 mi)S of epicenterTikokino(pop: 192)I: Not feltCentral Hawke's Bay District, Hawke's BayNew Zealand80 km (50 mi)S of epicenterMangaweka(pop: 90)I: Not feltRangitikei District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand81 km (50 mi)SW of epicenterRaetihi(pop: 1,130)I: Not feltRuapehu District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand81 km (50 mi)N of epicenterReporoa(pop: 595)I: Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand81 km (50 mi)W of epicenterTaumarunui(pop: 4,950)I: Not feltRuapehu District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand82 km (51 mi)SE of epicenterHastings(pop: 90,600)I: Not feltHawke's BayNew Zealand87 km (54 mi)SE of epicenterHavelock North(pop: 14,900)I: Not feltHastings District, Hawke's BayNew Zealand90 km (56 mi)NE of epicenterMurupara(pop: 1,880)I: Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand93 km (58 mi)SE of epicenterOtane(pop: 516)I: Not feltCentral Hawke's Bay District, Hawke's BayNew Zealand94 km (58 mi)E of epicenterRaupunga(pop: 1,190)I: Not feltWairoa District, Hawke's BayNew Zealand96 km (60 mi)E of epicenterTuai(pop: 280)I: Not feltWairoa District, Hawke's BayNew Zealand96 km (60 mi)NW of epicenterBenneydale(pop: 186)I: Not feltWaitomo District, WaikatoNew Zealand101 km (63 mi)S of epicenterTakapau(pop: 516)I: Not feltCentral Hawke's Bay District, Hawke's BayNew Zealand101 km (63 mi)SW of epicenterHunterville(pop: 520)I: Not feltRangitikei District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand102 km (64 mi)SW of epicenterJerusalem(pop: 1,160)I: Not feltWanganui, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand104 km (65 mi)N of epicenterTokoroa(pop: 14,500)I: Not feltSouth Waikato District, WaikatoNew Zealand106 km (66 mi)S of epicenterKimbolton(pop: 228)I: Not feltManawatu District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand111 km (69 mi)E of epicenterWairoa(pop: 4,940)I: Not feltHawke's BayNew Zealand112 km (70 mi)N of epicenterRotorua(pop: 65,900)I: Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand116 km (72 mi)N of epicenterMamaku(pop: 751)I: Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand118 km (73 mi)S of epicenterDannevirke(pop: 5,650)I: Not feltManawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand122 km (76 mi)SW of epicenterMarton(pop: 5,740)I: Not feltRangitikei District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand123 km (76 mi)NW of epicenterTe Kuiti(pop: 4,890)I: Not feltWaitomo District, WaikatoNew Zealand126 km (78 mi)NE of epicenterKawerau(pop: 7,760)I: Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand128 km (80 mi)SW of epicenterWhanganui(pop: 48,900)I: Not feltManawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand129 km (80 mi)SW of epicenterRatana(pop: 437)I: Not feltRangitikei District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand132 km (82 mi)SW of epicenterBulls(pop: 2,190)I: Not feltRangitikei District, Manawatu-WanganuiNew Zealand134 km (83 mi)NW of epicenterOtorohanga(pop: 3,310)I: Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand142 km (88 mi)NE of epicenterTaneatua(pop: 1,500)I: Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand265 km (165 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 GMT2025-11-7EpicenterAgency3.386 km53 mi23:57:06New ZealandGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 5,400 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: 0.09 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 11.4 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.56 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 11.3 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 131 quakes per year (or 10.9 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,600 quakes per year (or 4.3 quakes per day)Mag. 1 or higher: 4,600 quakes per year (or 12.6 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