Moderate magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 94 km depth25 Sep 07:33 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.25 Sep 07:34: Magnitude recalculated from 4.5 to 4.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 112.00 to 94.90 km (from 70 to 59 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.7 km (1.7 mi) towards SW.25 Sep 07:39: Magnitude recalculated from 4.6 to 4.8. Epicenter location corrected by 3.1 km (1.9 mi) towards SE.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 25, 2026 07:30:52 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Sep 25, 2026, at 07:30 pm (GMT +12)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.8Depth94 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude45.0025°S / 167.4655°ESouthland District, Southland, New ZealandSeismic antipode45.0025°N / 12.535°WShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt4 reportsPrimary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Nearest volcanoSolander Island (178 km / 111 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 0.6°C (33 F), humidity: 96%, wind: 0 m/s (1 kts) from NNEEstimated seismic energy released1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.8 | about seismic energy9 minutes ago reported feltSep 25, 2026 07:30 GMT / Sep 25, 2026 07:30 pm (GMT +12)Lat / Lng: -45.00246 / 167.46545: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | Read user reports | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23389961',-45.00246,167.46545,'9 minutes ago: Mag. 4.8, New Zealand',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); 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 where the quake might have been felt is Queenstown, a town with 10,000 inhabitants in New Zealand, in 94 km (59 mi) distance east of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of New Zealand, Wellington, 723 km (449 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry50 km (31 mi)SE of epicenterTe Anau(pop: 2,910)III: WeakSouthland District, SouthlandNew Zealand52 km (32 mi)NE of epicenterMilford Sound(pop: 435)III: WeakSouthland District, SouthlandNew Zealand64 km (40 mi)S of epicenterManapouri(pop: 228)III: WeakSouthland District, SouthlandNew Zealand75 km (46 mi)E of epicenterGlenorchy(pop: 318)III: WeakQueenstown-Lakes District, OtagoNew Zealand94 km (59 mi)E of epicenterQueenstown(pop: 10,400)III: WeakOtagoNew Zealand96 km (60 mi)SE of epicenterMossburn(pop: 210)III: WeakSouthland District, SouthlandNew Zealand106 km (66 mi)E of epicenterArrowtown(pop: 2,150)III: WeakQueenstown-Lakes District, OtagoNew Zealand109 km (67 mi)S of epicenterOhai(pop: 408)III: WeakSouthland District, SouthlandNew Zealand112 km (70 mi)SE of epicenterLumsden(pop: 463)III: WeakSouthland District, SouthlandNew Zealand122 km (76 mi)E of epicenterCardrona(pop: 800)III: WeakQueenstown-Lakes District, OtagoNew Zealand134 km (83 mi)S of epicenterOtautau(pop: 672)III: WeakSouthland District, SouthlandNew Zealand136 km (85 mi)E of epicenterCromwell(pop: 5,160)III: WeakCentral Otago District, OtagoNew Zealand137 km (85 mi)E of epicenterWanaka(pop: 13,100)II: Very weakQueenstown-Lakes District, OtagoNew Zealand144 km (90 mi)SE of epicenterWinton(pop: 2,190)II: Very weakSouthland District, SouthlandNew Zealand148 km (92 mi)E of epicenterLake Hawea(pop: 2,190)II: Very weakQueenstown-Lakes District, OtagoNew Zealand152 km (94 mi)E of epicenterAlexandra(pop: 5,830)II: Very weakCentral Otago District, OtagoNew Zealand156 km (97 mi)S of epicenterRiverton(pop: 1,680)II: Very weakSouthland District, SouthlandNew Zealand168 km (104 mi)SE of epicenterGore(pop: 13,100)II: Very weakSouthlandNew Zealand169 km (105 mi)SE of epicenterMataura(pop: 1,680)II: Very weakGore District, SouthlandNew Zealand170 km (106 mi)SE of epicenterInvercargill(pop: 57,600)II: Very weakSouthlandNew Zealand190 km (118 mi)S of epicenterBluff(pop: 1,940)II: Very weakInvercargill, SouthlandNew Zealand224 km (139 mi)SE of epicenterBalclutha(pop: 4,440)II: Very weakClutha District, OtagoNew Zealand224 km (139 mi)E of epicenterTwizel(pop: 1,780)II: Very weakMackenzie District, CanterburyNew Zealand231 km (144 mi)SE of epicenterMilton(pop: 2,010)II: Very weakClutha District, OtagoNew Zealand233 km (145 mi)SE of epicenterPapatowai(pop: 6,590)II: Very weakClutha District, OtagoNew Zealand245 km (152 mi)SE of epicenterMosgiel(pop: 14,800)II: Very weakDunedin City, OtagoNew Zealand256 km (159 mi)SE of epicenterDunedin(pop: 131,800)II: Very weakOtagoNew Zealand258 km (160 mi)E of epicenterWaikouaiti(pop: 1,330)II: Very weakDunedin City, OtagoNew Zealand259 km (161 mi)NE of epicenterWaikowhai(pop: 5,550)II: Very weakWestland District, West CoastNew Zealand260 km (162 mi)E of epicenterPalmerston(pop: 1,050)II: Very weakOtagoNew Zealand262 km (163 mi)E of epicenterPort Chalmers(pop: 1,460)II: Very weakDunedin City, OtagoNew Zealand276 km (171 mi)E of epicenterOamaru(pop: 13,000)II: Very weakOtagoNew Zealand284 km (177 mi)E of epicenterWaimate(pop: 3,650)II: Very weakCanterburyNew Zealand302 km (187 mi)E of epicenterPleasant Point(pop: 1,470)II: Very weakTimaru District, CanterburyNew Zealand307 km (191 mi)E of epicenterWashdyke(pop: 1,200)II: Very weakTimaru District, CanterburyNew Zealand316 km (197 mi)E of epicenterGeraldine(pop: 2,300)II: Very weakTimaru District, CanterburyNew Zealand379 km (235 mi)NE of epicenterHokitika(pop: 3,350)II: Very weakWestland District, West CoastNew Zealand412 km (256 mi)NE of epicenterGreymouth(pop: 9,420)II: Very weakGrey District, West CoastNew Zealand723 km (449 mi)NE of epicenterWellington(pop: 381,900)I: Not feltWellingtonNew Zealand12332 km (7663 mi)N of epicenterNikiski(pop: 4,490): Not feltKenai Peninsula Borough, AlaskaUnited StatesNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quake (4)So far, we have received 4 reports for this quake. This section is being updated as new data comes in.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.Contribute:Leave a comment if you find a particular report interesting or want to add to it.Flag as inappropriate.Mark as helpful or interesting.Send your own user report!Translate273.8 km E of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)Alexandra New Zealand (153.6 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : Strong jolt p wave with a short gap to 3-4 second S wave shaking (reported through our iOS app) 101.4 km E of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)101.2 km E of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 1-2 s (reported through our iOS app)What is Intensity and the Mercalli Intensity Scale?The amount of shaking that occurs on the surface due to an earthquake is called the intensity. It is commonly measured on the so-called Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) ranging from 1 (not felt) to 10 (extreme shaking), and given in Roman numerals as I,II,...IX, X, and often displayed with color codes ranging from light blue to dark red.Earthquake intensity depends mainly on the magnitude and depth of the quake as well as the distance from the epicenter: The further away, the less shaking intensity occurs.Read more about the MMI scale!Number of reports by intensityShaking intensityNumber of reportsMin-Max distance from epicenter (*)Average distance (*)III: Weak shaking1274–274 km (170–170 mi)274 km (170 mi)IV: Light shaking3101–153 km (63–95 mi)119 km (74 mi)Notes(*) Reports are filtered to exclude those that are likely highly inaccurate or esaggerated.Only reports with latitude/longitude coordinate positions given (4 in total) could be used for geographic statistics.Get the Android appI didn't feel itI felt this quakeIf you were near the epicenter and felt it, please share your experience and submit a short "I felt it" report! Other users would love to hear about it!If you did NOT feel the quake although you were in the area, please report it as well! Your contribution is valuable to earthquake science and seismic hazard analysis.Compare 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 GMT2026-09-25EpicenterAgency4.894 km59 mi07:30:52New ZealandGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 6 km2 (2 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 4 km (3 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Sep 25, 2026 07:30 pm (GMT +12)9 minutes ago - felt4.894 km0 km - This quake50 km NW of Te Anau, Southland, New ZealandMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 594 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: 0.11 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 2.7 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 19.1 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 135 quakes per year (or 11.3 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 519 quakes per year (or 43 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 593 quakes per year (or 49 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 earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 3 weeks after a magnitude 4.8 earthquake had hit on Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026, at 08:12 pm local time (Pacific/Auckland GMT +13) in 89 km (56 mi) distance to the northeast:Mag. 4.8 earthquake Canterbury - Otago, New Zealand - Sep 2, 2026 -The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 5.9. It had occurred 10 weeks earlier, on Thursday, Jul 16, 2026, at 10:14 pm local time (Pacific/Auckland GMT +13) in Southland District, New Zealand:Mag. 5.9 earthquake 42 km north of Te Anau - Southland, New Zealand - Jul 16, 2026 -The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 7.8. It had occurred 17 years ago earlier, on Wednesday, Jul 15, 2009, at 09:22 pm local time (Pacific/Auckland GMT +12) in Tasman Sea, New Zealand:Mag. 7.8 earthquake Tasman Sea - 21 km west of Cooper Island, New Zealand - Jul 15, 2009 -Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapSep 11, 02:09 am (Auckland)4.310 km87 km (54 mi) to the NESouthland, 71 km west of Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand I felt it - 1 reportInfoSep 7, 06:36 pm (Auckland)4.25 km91 km (56 mi) to the NESouthland, 74 km northwest of Wanaka, Otago, New ZealandInfoSep 4, 05:03 pm (Auckland)4.65 km92 km (57 mi) to the NE 79 km northwest of Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand I felt itInfoSep 2, 07:39 pm (Auckland)4.65 km92 km (57 mi) to the NESouthland, 72 km northwest of Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand I felt it - 1 reportInfoSep 2, 08:12 pm (Auckland)4.85 km89 km (56 mi) to the NECanterbury, 73 km west of Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand I felt it - 3 reportsInfoSep 2, 06:57 pm (Auckland)5.210 km89 km (55 mi) to the NESouthland, 77 km northwest of Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand 17 reportsInfoSep 2, 06:13 pm (Auckland)5.310 km91 km (56 mi) to the NESouthland, 73 km northwest of Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand 24 reportsInfoJul 16, 10:14 pm (Auckland)5.976 km12 km (7.6 mi) to the E 42 km north of Te Anau, Southland, New Zealand 102 reportsInfoMar 22, 2024 11:36 pm (Auckland)5.65 km84 km (52 mi) to the NESouthland, 89 km northwest of Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand 99 reportsInfoAug 12, 2020 10:16 pm (Auckland)5.75 km43 km (27 mi) to the NTasman Sea, 33 km west of Milford Sound, Southland, New Zealand 5 reportsInfoJun 25, 2020 10:20 am (Auckland)5.95 km43 km (27 mi) to the NTasman Sea, 35 km west of Milford Sound, Southland, New Zealand 11 reportsInfoApr 27, 2020 10:52 am (Auckland)5.667 km11 km (7.1 mi) to the E 43 km north of Te Anau, Southland, New Zealand 9 reportsInfoOct 24, 2019 09:53 pm (Auckland)5.65 km37 km (23 mi) to the NTasman Sea, 38 km west of Milford Sound, Southland, New Zealand 14 reportsInfoJun 9, 2019 03:24 am (Auckland)5.55 km92 km (57 mi) to the NE 41 km northeast of Milford Sound, Southland, New Zealand 3 reportsInfoJul 15, 2009 09:22 pm (Auckland)7.812 km110 km (68 mi) to the SWTasman Sea, 21 km west of Cooper Island, New ZealandInfoOct 16, 2007 09:28 am (Auckland)6.119 km23 km (14 mi) to the N 192 km north of Invercargill, Southland, New ZealandInfoOct 16, 2007 12:29 am (Auckland)6.818 km24 km (15 mi) to the N 189 km north of Invercargill, Southland, New ZealandInfoNov 23, 2004 07:26 am (GMT +11)7.110 km283 km (176 mi) to the SWTasman Sea, 193 km southwest of Cooper Island, New ZealandInfoNov 2, 2003 05:32 pm (GMT +12)6.410 km76 km (47 mi) to the WTasman Sea, 65 km north of Cooper Island, New ZealandInfoOct 1, 2003 07:37 am (Auckland)5.610 km63 km (39 mi) to the SW 143 km northwest of Invercargill, Southland, New ZealandInfoAug 22, 2003 02:12 am (Auckland)5.933 km49 km (30 mi) to the SW 157 km northwest of Invercargill, Southland, New ZealandInfoAug 22, 2003 12:45 am (Auckland)5.733 km29 km (18 mi) to the SW 171 km northwest of Invercargill, Southland, New ZealandInfoAug 22, 2003 12:17 am (Auckland)5.620 km60 km (37 mi) to the WTasman Sea, 65 km north of Cooper Island, New ZealandInfoAug 22, 2003 12:12 am (Auckland)7.228 km28 km (17 mi) to the SW 172 km northwest of Invercargill, Southland, New ZealandInfoNov 1, 2000 10:35 pm (Auckland)6.125 km37 km (23 mi) to the W 67 km NW of Te Anau, New ZealandInfoAug 11, 1993 04:09 pm (Auckland)5.628 km53 km (33 mi) to the SWTasman Sea, 58 km north of Cooper Island, New ZealandInfoAug 10, 1993 12:51 pm (Auckland)7.028 km52 km (32 mi) to the SW 167 km northwest of Invercargill, Southland, New ZealandInfoMay 31, 1989 05:54 pm (Auckland)6.423 km52 km (32 mi) to the SW 49 km west of Te Anau, Southland, New ZealandInfoJun 4, 1988 11:27 am (Auckland)6.783 km10.5 km (6.5 mi) to the E 47 km north of Te Anau, Southland, New ZealandInfoOct 12, 1979 10:25 pm (GMT +12)7.433 km231 km (143 mi) to the SW 180 km W of Riverton, New ZealandInfoMay 5, 1976 01:56 am (Auckland)6.619 km41 km (25 mi) to the NTasman Sea, 96 km northwest of Queenstown, Otago, New ZealandInfoSep 21, 1974 05:55 pm (Auckland)5.849 km88 km (55 mi) to the NESouthland, 84 km northwest of Queenstown, Otago, New ZealandInfoMar 16, 1971 06:44 am (Auckland)5.663 km33 km (20 mi) to the NESouthland, 74 km west of Queenstown, Otago, New ZealandInfoFeb 22, 1968 02:01 pm (Auckland)5.610 km57 km (36 mi) to the NETasman Sea, 89 km northwest of Queenstown, Otago, New ZealandInfoMar 8, 1964 01:35 pm (Auckland)5.816 km88 km (55 mi) to the NETasman Sea, 96 km northwest of Queenstown, Otago, New ZealandInfoMay 25, 1960 02:46 am (Auckland)6.215 km95 km (59 mi) to the NTasman Sea, 189 km northeast of Cooper Island, New ZealandInfoSep 1, 1945 10:44 pm (Universal Time)7.520 km250 km (155 mi) to the SW 173 km WSW of Riverton, New ZealandInfoAug 2, 1943 12:46 am (Universal Time)6.715 km48 km (30 mi) to the SW 62 km west of Te Anau, Southland, New ZealandInfoApr 20, 1939 10:06 pm (Universal Time)6.235 km91 km (56 mi) to the SW 150 km northwest of Invercargill, Southland, New ZealandInfoDec 16, 1938 11:14 pm (Universal Time)6.515 km79 km (49 mi) to the WTasman Sea, 102 km north of Cooper Island, New ZealandInfoDec 16, 1938 05:21 pm (Universal Time)7.0100 km41 km (26 mi) to the S 16 km west of Te Anau, Southland, New ZealandInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]