A magnitude 4.6 earthquake near Wellington, Wellington City, New Zealand, was reported only 15 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 moderately shallow depth of 35.50 km beneath the epicenter late at night on Friday, July 31st, 2026, at 11:09 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.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Titahi Bay (pop. 6,800) located 31 km from the epicenter, Porirua (pop. 61,800) 34 km away, Karori (pop. 15,400) 38 km away, Wellington (pop. 381,900) 40 km away, Lower Hutt (pop. 113,400) 43 km away, Paraparaumu (pop. 29,900) 45 km away, Wainuiomata (pop. 20,300) 49 km away, Upper Hutt (pop. 47,500) 50 km away, Levin (pop. 19,800) 78 km away, and Masterton (pop. 28,700) 98 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: Jul 31, 2026 11:09 am (Universal Time) local time (31 Jul 2026 11:09 GMT)Magnitude: 4.6Depth: 38.10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 41.02°S / 174.5°E (Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand)Primary data source: GEONET (NZ)