New Zealand was shaken near Nelson, Nelson City, by a magnitude 5.7 earthquake just 5 minutes ago, New Zealand's Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey (GeoNet) reported.The earthquake struck at an intermediate depth of 89.50 km beneath the epicenter near Nelson, Nelson City, New Zealand, on the morning of Saturday, October 31st, 2026, at 8:34 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the earthquake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the earthquake was probably felt by many people in the epicentral area. It should not have caused significant damage, apart from objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. Weak shaking might have been felt in Motueka (pop. 7,500), located 4 km from the epicenter; Mapua (pop. 1,800), 14 km away; Tahunanui (pop. 2,900), 24 km away; Atawhai (pop. 2,900), 25 km away; Nelson (pop. 54,400), 25 km away; Richmond (pop. 19,700), 25 km away; Stoke (pop. 19,900), 26 km away; and Blenheim (pop. 30,300), 86 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the earthquake becomes 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 earthquake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Oct 30, 2026 07:33 pm (Universal Time) local time (30 Oct 2026 19:33 GMT)Magnitude: 2.2Hypocenter depth: 161.40 kmEpicenter coordinates: 41.27°S / 172.51°E (New Zealand)Primary data source: GEONET (NZ)