Light magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 283 km depth22 Jun 23:04 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 3 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJun 22, 2026 23:01:25 UTC - Local time at epicenterMonday, Jun 22, 2026, at 11:01 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.5Depth283 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude35.482°S / 179.066°ENew ZealandSeismic antipode35.482°N / 0.934°WShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Nearest volcanoRumble I (17 km / 11 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 agoJun 22, 2026 23:01 GMT / Jun 22, 2026 11:01 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -35.48196 / 179.06599: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23126030',-35.48196,179.06599,'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 Hicks Bay, a town with 1,400 inhabitants in New Zealand, in 245 km (152 mi) distance to the south, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry245 km (152 mi)S of epicenterHicks Bay(pop: 1,390): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand275 km (171 mi)S of epicenterRuatoria(pop: 897): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand280 km (174 mi)SW of epicenterTe Kaha(pop: 387): Not feltOpotiki District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand332 km (206 mi)SW of epicenterWhakatane(pop: 18,600): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand338 km (210 mi)SW of epicenterMatata(pop: 681): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand342 km (213 mi)SW of epicenterEdgecumbe(pop: 1,900): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand345 km (214 mi)SW of epicenterMaketu(pop: 1,410): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand353 km (220 mi)SW of epicenterTe Puke(pop: 10,500): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand357 km (222 mi)SW of epicenterTauranga(pop: 155,200): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand362 km (225 mi)SW of epicenterOmokoroa(pop: 5,990): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand369 km (229 mi)SW of epicenterOropi(pop: 2,520): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand377 km (234 mi)SW of epicenterKaharoa(pop: 1,620): Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand746 km (464 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 GMT2026-06-22EpicenterAgency3.5283 km176 mi23:01:25New ZealandGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 217 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.03 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 31.3 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.69 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 32.5 quakes per year (or 2.7 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 183 quakes per year (or 15.3 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 217 quakes per year (or 18.1 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake