Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 33 km depth24 Oct 18:03 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.24 Oct 18:05: Magnitude recalculated from 1.6 to 1.9.24 Oct 18:07: Magnitude recalculated from 1.9 to 4.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.00 to 100.00 km (from 3.1 to 62 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 573 km (356 mi) towards NNE.24 Oct 18:21: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 100.00 to 33.00 km (from 62 to 21 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 88 km (54 mi) towards ESE.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 24, 2026 18:01:05 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Oct 25, 2026, at 07:01 am (GMT +13)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.3Depth33 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude33.136°S / 178.6312°WOpotiki District, Gisborne, New ZealandSeismic antipode33.136°N / 1.3689°ESpainShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Nearest volcanoVolcano W (152 km / 94 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 11.2°C (52 F), humidity: 86%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from WEstimated seismic energy released1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.3 | about seismic energy39 minutes agoOct 24, 2026 18:01 GMT / Oct 25, 2026 07:01 am (GMT +13)Lat / Lng: -33.13602 / -178.63115: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23462112',-33.13602,-178.63115,'39 minutes ago: Mag. 4.3, 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 quake occurred far from any larger inhabited place.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 GMT2026-10-24EpicenterAgency4.333 km21 mi18:01:05New 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 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Oct 25, 2026 07:01 am (GMT +13)39 minutes ago4.333 km0 km - This quakeGisborne, 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 172 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.32 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.1 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 14.3 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 123 quakes per year (or 10.3 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 164 quakes per year (or 13.7 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 165 quakes per year (or 13.7 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 40 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake