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The quake had a shallow depth of 67 km (42 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | Seismograms | User reports | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in New Zealand | Gisborne | Bay of Plenty | WaikatoHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Light magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 67 km depth15 Jul 23:01 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJul 15, 2026 22:59:28 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Jul 15, 2026, at 10:59 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.2Depth67 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude37.003°S / 178.303°ENew ZealandSeismic antipode37.003°N / 1.697°WShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Nearest volcanoClark (74 km / 46 mi)Estimated seismic energy released4 x 109 joules (1.11 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.951 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.2 | about seismic energy2 minutes agoJul 15, 2026 22:59 GMT / Jul 15, 2026 10:59 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -37.00299 / 178.30302: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23188711',-37.00299,178.30302,'2 minutes ago: Mag. 3.2, 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 Hicks Bay, a town with 1,400 inhabitants in New Zealand, in 66 km (41 mi) distance to the south, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry66 km (41 mi)S of epicenterHicks Bay(pop: 1,390)I: Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand98 km (61 mi)S of epicenterRuatoria(pop: 897)I: Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand99 km (61 mi)SW of epicenterTe Kaha(pop: 387)I: Not feltOpotiki District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand126 km (78 mi)S of epicenterTokomaru(pop: 954)I: Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand143 km (89 mi)SW of epicenterOpotiki(pop: 4,880)I: Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand152 km (94 mi)S of epicenterTolaga Bay(pop: 932)I: Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand158 km (98 mi)SW of epicenterWhakatane(pop: 18,600)I: Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand164 km (102 mi)SW of epicenterTaneatua(pop: 1,500)I: Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand167 km (104 mi)SW of epicenterWaimana(pop: 709)I: Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand167 km (104 mi)S of epicenterTe Karaka(pop: 522)I: Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand168 km (105 mi)SW of epicenterMatata(pop: 681)I: Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand169 km (105 mi)SW of epicenterEdgecumbe(pop: 1,900)I: Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand184 km (115 mi)SW of epicenterMaketu(pop: 1,410)I: Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand185 km (115 mi)S of epicenterGisborne(pop: 38,300): Not feltGisborneNew Zealand187 km (116 mi)SW of epicenterKawerau(pop: 7,670): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand194 km (121 mi)SW of epicenterTe Puke(pop: 10,500): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand204 km (126 mi)SW of epicenterTauranga(pop: 155,200): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand207 km (128 mi)S of epicenterTiniroto(pop: 1,540): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand211 km (131 mi)SW of epicenterOropi(pop: 2,520): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand213 km (132 mi)W of epicenterOmokoroa(pop: 5,990): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand213 km (133 mi)SW of epicenterKaharoa(pop: 1,620): Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand215 km (134 mi)SW of epicenterMurupara(pop: 1,880): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand217 km (135 mi)W of epicenterWhangamata(pop: 4,270): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand218 km (135 mi)W of epicenterTairua(pop: 1,590): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand220 km (137 mi)W of epicenterKatikati(pop: 6,000): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand221 km (137 mi)SW of epicenterRotorua(pop: 65,900): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand223 km (138 mi)W of epicenterWaihi(pop: 4,620): Not feltHauraki District, WaikatoNew Zealand232 km (144 mi)W of epicenterWhitianga(pop: 6,230): Not feltThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand237 km (147 mi)W of epicenterTe Aroha(pop: 4,700): Not feltMatamata-Piako District, WaikatoNew Zealand237 km (147 mi)W of epicenterPaeroa(pop: 3,990): Not feltHauraki District, WaikatoNew Zealand239 km (149 mi)SW of epicenterTe Poi(pop: 840): Not feltMatamata-Piako District, WaikatoNew Zealand239 km (149 mi)S of epicenterWairoa(pop: 4,940): Not feltHawke's BayNew Zealand242 km (150 mi)SW of epicenterMatamata(pop: 6,310): Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand245 km (152 mi)S of epicenterRaupunga(pop: 1,190): Not feltWairoa District, Hawke's BayNew Zealand246 km (153 mi)W of epicenterWaitoa(pop: 1,170): Not feltMatamata-Piako District, WaikatoNew Zealand251 km (156 mi)SW of epicenterPutaruru(pop: 4,670): Not feltSouth Waikato District, WaikatoNew Zealand255 km (158 mi)SW of epicenterTokoroa(pop: 14,500): Not feltSouth Waikato District, WaikatoNew Zealand270 km (168 mi)SW of epicenterTaupo(pop: 26,600): Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand311 km (193 mi)SW of epicenterTurangi(pop: 3,930): Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand565 km (351 mi)SW 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 GMT2026-07-15EpicenterAgency3.267 km42 mi22:59:28New ZealandGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)"; HTMLcontent += ""; mainMap.addToMap("station"+id, lat, lon, title,HTMLcontent); mainMap.map.panTo([lat,lon]); document.getElementById("map_canvas").scrollIntoView();}]]>SeismogramsSeismic station: South Karori, New Zealand (SNZO/IU network) | Distance from quake: 570 km / 354 mi | Show on map | Station InfoSeismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-4.0 Hz. Source: NSF SAGE Facility IRISWS timeseriesplot Web ServiceEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 962 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.1 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9.7 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 2.2 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 19.5 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 182 quakes per year (or 15.2 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 802 quakes per year (or 67 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 955 quakes per year (or 80 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake