Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 100 km depth4 Nov 22:59 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.4 Nov 23:01: Magnitude recalculated from 2.0 to 2.3.4 Nov 23:07: Magnitude recalculated from 2.3 to 4.0. Epicenter location corrected by 398 km (247 mi) towards NE.4 Nov 23:11: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 33.00 to 100.00 km (from 21 to 62 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 6.8 km (4.2 mi) towards ESE.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeNov 4, 2026 22:56:56 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Nov 5, 2026, at 11:56 am (GMT +13)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.95Depth100 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude34.6405°S / 178.7183°WNew ZealandSeismic antipode34.6405°N / 1.2817°ESpainQuality12 seismic stationsShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Nearest volcanoBrothers (204 km / 127 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 16.2°C (61 F), humidity: 98%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from NEstimated seismic energy released6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.0 | about seismic energy39 minutes agoNov 4, 2026 22:56 GMT / Nov 5, 2026 11:56 am (GMT +13)Lat / Lng: -34.64054 / -178.71834: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23607503',-34.64054,-178.71834,'39 minutes ago: Mag. 4.0, 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 near the epicenter is Wellington, the capital of New Zealand with 380,000 inhabitants, in 933 km (580 mi) distance to the southwest, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry933 km (580 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 GMT2026-11-4EpicenterAgency3.95± 0.4100 km62 mi22:56:56.421New 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 1 km2 (0 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Nov 5, 2026 11:56 am (GMT +13)39 minutes ago4.0100 km0 km - This quakeSouth Pacific Ocean, 424 km NE of Hicks Bay, Gisborne, 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 86 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.07 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 14.1 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 3.4 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 50 quakes per year (or 4.1 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 83 quakes per year (or 7 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 85 quakes per year (or 7.1 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 9 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake