Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 33 km depth5 Jun 22:26 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 4 minutes.5 Jun 22:28: Magnitude recalculated from 1.1 to 2.1.5 Jun 22:29: Magnitude recalculated from 2.1 to 2.2.5 Jun 22:31: Magnitude recalculated from 2.2 to 4.2. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.00 to 33.00 km (from 6.2 to 21 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1313 km (816 mi) towards NNE.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJun 5, 2026 22:22:09 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Jun 6, 2026, at 10:22 am (GMT +12)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.2Depth33 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude29.6065°S / 177.081°WHawke's Bay, New ZealandSeismic antipode29.6065°N / 2.919°ESpainShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Nearest volcanoRaoul Island (89 km / 55 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 11.2°C (52 F), humidity: 81%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from WNWEstimated seismic energy released1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.2 | about seismic energy11 minutes agoJun 5, 2026 22:22 GMT / Jun 6, 2026 10:22 am (GMT +12)Lat / Lng: -29.60646 / -177.08096: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23067596',-29.60646,-177.08096,'11 minutes ago: Mag. 4.2, New Zealand',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); 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 placesUser-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 GMT2026-06-5EpicenterAgency4.233 km21 mi22:22:09New ZealandGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Jun 6, 2026 10:22 am (GMT +12)11 minutes ago4.233 km0 km - This quakeHawke's Bay, New ZealandMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 163 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.1 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9.7 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 1.14 quakes per yearMag. 5 or higher: 20.8 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 149 quakes per year (or 12.4 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 185 quakes per year (or 15.4 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 185 quakes per year (or 15.4 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 13 quakes above magnitude 7 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