A magnitude 5.8 earthquake near Cable Bay, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand, was reported only 3 minutes ago by New Zealand's Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey (GeoNet), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in New Zealand. The earthquake occurred at a great depth of 396.90 km beneath the epicenter in the evening on Monday, March 30th, 2026, at 9:47 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Cable Bay (pop. 1,100) located 94 km from the epicenter, Taipa (pop. 1,700) 95 km away, Kerikeri (pop. 8,300) 119 km away, Waimate North (pop. 2,800) 129 km away, and Kaikohe (pop. 4,900) 137 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Mar 30, 2026 08:47 pm (GMT +12) local time (30 Mar 2026 08:47 GMT)Magnitude: 5.8Depth: 396.90 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 34.17°S / 173.72°E (Northland, New Zealand)Primary data source: GEONET (NZ)