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The quake had a great depth of 410 km (255 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | User reports | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in New Zealand | Waikato | Auckland | WellingtonHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Light magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 410 km depth16 Aug 03:27 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 16, 2026 03:24:34 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 03:24 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.5Depth410 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude36.1768°S / 176.1819°ENew ZealandSeismic antipode36.1768°N / 3.818°WShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Nearest volcanoMercury Islands (59 km / 37 mi)Estimated seismic energy released1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.5 | about seismic energy3 minutes agoAug 16, 2026 03:24 GMT / Aug 16, 2026 03:24 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -36.17683 / 176.18193: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23277952',-36.17683,176.18193,'3 minutes ago: Mag. 3.5, 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 Matarangi, a town with 390 inhabitants in New Zealand, in 78 km (48 mi) distance to the southwest, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry78 km (48 mi)SW of epicenterMatarangi(pop: 390): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand82 km (51 mi)SW of epicenterColville(pop: 1,490): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand85 km (53 mi)SW of epicenterWhitianga(pop: 6,230): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand89 km (56 mi)SW of epicenterCoromandel(pop: 1,790): Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand98 km (61 mi)S of epicenterTairua(pop: 1,590): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand117 km (73 mi)S of epicenterWhangamata(pop: 4,270): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand121 km (75 mi)SW of epicenterThames(pop: 7,140): Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand123 km (76 mi)W of epicenterLeigh(pop: 3,530): Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand124 km (77 mi)SW of epicenterOneroa(pop: 1,350): Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand128 km (80 mi)SW of epicenterMaraetai(pop: 2,770): Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand137 km (85 mi)SW of epicenterHowick(pop: 12,000): Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand138 km (86 mi)SW of epicenterPakuranga(pop: 10,000): Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand138 km (86 mi)S of epicenterWaihi(pop: 4,620): Not feltHauraki District, WaikatoNew Zealand138 km (86 mi)W of epicenterWarkworth(pop: 6,960): Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand140 km (87 mi)S of epicenterPaeroa(pop: 3,990): Not feltHauraki District, WaikatoNew Zealand142 km (88 mi)W of epicenterOrewa(pop: 12,600): Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand143 km (89 mi)SW of epicenterTakapuna(pop: 12,500): Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand145 km (90 mi)SW of epicenterOtara(pop: 24,400): Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand146 km (90 mi)SW of epicenterAlbany(pop: 12,500): Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand146 km (91 mi)SW of epicenterMaramarua(pop: 1,770): Not feltWaikato District, WaikatoNew Zealand146 km (91 mi)SW of epicenterRemuera(pop: 27,600): Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand147 km (91 mi)SW of epicenterOtahuhu(pop: 17,800): Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand147 km (91 mi)SW of epicenterAuckland(pop: 1,530,500): Not feltAucklandNew Zealand147 km (92 mi)SW of epicenterTakanini(pop: 17,100): Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand148 km (92 mi)SW of epicenterManukau City(pop: 362,000): Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand148 km (92 mi)SW of epicenterPapakura(pop: 35,600): Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand149 km (92 mi)SW of epicenterPapatoetoe(pop: 54,800): Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand149 km (93 mi)SW of epicenterHomai(pop: 15,000): Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand149 km (93 mi)SW of epicenterMount Eden(pop: 15,700): Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand149 km (93 mi)SW of epicenterManurewa(pop: 40,500): Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand149 km (93 mi)SW of epicenterFavona(pop: 11,100): Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand150 km (93 mi)SW of epicenterOnehunga(pop: 12,900): Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand152 km (94 mi)SW of epicenterMangere(pop: 23,800): Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand154 km (96 mi)SW of epicenterAvondale(pop: 26,900): Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand156 km (97 mi)SW of epicenterNew Lynn(pop: 23,900): Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand158 km (98 mi)SW of epicenterPukekohe East(pop: 21,400): Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand159 km (99 mi)SW of epicenterWaitakere(pop: 208,100): Not feltNew Zealand164 km (102 mi)SW of epicenterTe Kauwhata(pop: 3,740): Not feltWaikato District, WaikatoNew Zealand176 km (109 mi)SW of epicenterWaiuku(pop: 9,860): Not feltAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand581 km (361 mi)S 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!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 GMT2026-08-16EpicenterAgency3.5410 km255 mi03:24:34New ZealandGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Previous quakes in the same area of this earthquake3 minutes agoAug 16, 2026 03:24 GMT / Aug 16, 2026 03:24 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -36.17683 / 176.18193: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!',3.5,35, '#bb202a', 0.9,1.5, '#bb202a', 0.27);map2.addToMap('thisQuake',-36.17683,176.18193,'3 minutes ago: Mag. 3.5, New Zealand','Earthquake: Mag 3.5 / 410 km (255 mi) depth3 minutes agoAug 16, 2026 03:24 GMT / Aug 16, 2026 03:24 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -36.17683 / 176.18193: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!','default'); // this will be local to this table obj function putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex) { qTableOlder.putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex); } map2.circleScale=0.5;qTableOlder.usePalette=1;qTableOlder.startVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime-(80*365.25*86400);qTableOlder.endVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime; qTableOlder.assignMap(map2); (async function(){await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r,4000));map2.map.setZoom(7)})(); })(); (function(){let done=false;async function loadPrevious(){if(done)return;done=true;while(typeof mkRequest=="undefined")await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,500));mkRequest("https://server2.allquakes.com/api/getPrevious.php?quakeId=23277952","get","",function(httpObj){let r=httpObj.responseText,d=document;if(""!=r&&200==httpObj.status){let o=JSON.parse(r);if(!o){let s=d.getElementById("olderQuakesSection");if(s)s.remove();return};let table=d.getElementById("qTableOlder");if(!table)return;table.innerHTML+=o.tableRows,qTableOlder.alternateBg();let ph=d.getElementById("placeholder_largestQText");if(ph)ph.innerHTML=o.html;let wrap=d.getElementById("sectionPreviousCWrap");if(wrap)wrap.style.display="";eval(o.js)}})}let d=document,target=d.getElementById("sectionPreviousCWrap")||d.getElementById("placeholder_largestQText")||d.getElementById("qTableOlder");if(!target||!("IntersectionObserver" in window)){loadPrevious();return}let obs=new IntersectionObserver(function(entries){if(entries.some(e=>e.isIntersecting)){obs.disconnect();loadPrevious()}},{rootMargin:"300px 0px"});obs.observe(target)})();]]>Try our free app!Android | iOS versionSupport Us – Help Us Enhance Our Services!We’re passionate about delivering the latest volcano and earthquake data from around the globe — just for you. 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