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The quake had a moderate depth of 147 km (92 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | Seismograms | User reports | Aftershocks | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in New Zealand | Bay of Plenty | Waikato | GisborneHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 147 km depth7 Jul 20:35 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.7 Jul 20:36: Magnitude recalculated from 5.2 to 5.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 125.90 to 147.30 km (from 78 to 92 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 148 km (92 mi) towards SSW.Update Tue, 7 Jul 2026, 20:36Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes near Whakatane, Whakatane District, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandNew Zealand was shaken near Whakatane, Whakatane District, Bay of Plenty, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 only 3 minutes ago, New Zealand's Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey (GeoNet) reported.The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 125.90 km beneath the epicenter near Whakatane, Whakatane District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, in the morning on Wednesday, July 8th, 2026, at 8:33 am local time. The strength of the earthquake may have been tempered by its relative great depth below the surface, which makes it feel weaker in absolute terms. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.Weak shaking might have been felt in Te Kaha (pop. 390) located 62 km from the epicenter.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Whakatane (pop. 18,600) located 100 km from the epicenter.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.If you were or still are in this area during the quake help others with your feedback and report it here.Download the Volcanoes & Earthquakes app and get one of the fastest seismic alerts online: Android | iOSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJul 7, 2026 20:33:27 UTC - Local time at epicenterTuesday, Jul 7, 2026, at 08:33 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusunconfirmed (uncertain whether an earthquake with these data happened)Magnitude5.0Depth147 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude38.4372°S / 176.9647°ENew ZealandSeismic antipode38.4372°N / 3.035°WSpainShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Nearest volcanoOkataina (Tarawera) (54 km / 34 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 14.6°C (58 F), humidity: 71%, wind: 6 m/s (11 kts) from ESEEstimated seismic energy released2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.0 | about seismic energy3 minutes agoJul 7, 2026 20:33 GMT / Jul 7, 2026 08:33 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -38.43723 / 176.96466: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23167783',-38.43723,176.96466,'3 minutes ago: Mag. 5.0, New Zealand',html,'quakes-7-24.png',30,30,15,15,126]); 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 Rotorua, a town with 66,000 inhabitants in New Zealand, in 71 km (44 mi) distance northwest 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, 368 km (229 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as very weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry44 km (27 mi)NW of epicenterKawerau(pop: 7,670)III: WeakBay of PlentyNew Zealand53 km (33 mi)N of epicenterWhakatane(pop: 18,600)III: WeakBay of PlentyNew Zealand55 km (34 mi)NE of epicenterOpotiki(pop: 4,880)III: WeakBay of PlentyNew Zealand71 km (44 mi)NW of epicenterRotorua(pop: 65,900)III: WeakBay of PlentyNew Zealand81 km (51 mi)W of epicenterTaupo(pop: 26,600)III: WeakWaikatoNew Zealand92 km (57 mi)NW of epicenterTe Puke(pop: 10,500)III: WeakWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand94 km (58 mi)E of epicenterGisborne(pop: 38,300)III: WeakGisborneNew Zealand98 km (61 mi)W of epicenterTokoroa(pop: 14,500)III: WeakSouth Waikato District, WaikatoNew Zealand100 km (62 mi)NE of epicenterTe Kaha(pop: 387)III: WeakOpotiki District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand109 km (68 mi)NW of epicenterTauranga(pop: 155,200)III: WeakBay of PlentyNew Zealand118 km (73 mi)S of epicenterNapier(pop: 66,800)III: WeakHawke's BayNew Zealand120 km (74 mi)NW of epicenterOmokoroa(pop: 5,990)III: WeakWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand126 km (78 mi)NW of epicenterMatamata(pop: 6,310)III: WeakWaikatoNew Zealand134 km (83 mi)S of epicenterHastings(pop: 89,200)III: WeakHawke's BayNew Zealand135 km (84 mi)NW of epicenterKatikati(pop: 6,000)III: WeakWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand147 km (91 mi)NW of epicenterCambridge(pop: 15,200)III: WeakWaipa District, WaikatoNew Zealand150 km (93 mi)NE of epicenterHicks Bay(pop: 1,390)III: WeakGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand151 km (94 mi)W of epicenterTe Awamutu(pop: 14,000)III: WeakWaipa District, WaikatoNew Zealand154 km (96 mi)NW of epicenterMorrinsville(pop: 9,710)II: Very weakMatamata-Piako District, WaikatoNew Zealand164 km (102 mi)NW of epicenterHamilton(pop: 189,700)II: Very weakWaikatoNew Zealand191 km (119 mi)NW of epicenterThames(pop: 7,140)II: Very weakWaikatoNew Zealand210 km (131 mi)NW of epicenterWhitianga(pop: 6,230)II: Very weakThames-Coromandel District, WaikatoNew Zealand224 km (139 mi)NW of epicenterPukekohe East(pop: 21,400)II: Very weakAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand234 km (146 mi)NW of epicenterPapakura(pop: 35,600)II: Very weakAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand237 km (147 mi)NW of epicenterTakanini(pop: 17,100)II: Very weakAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand242 km (150 mi)NW of epicenterHomai(pop: 15,000)II: Very weakAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand242 km (150 mi)NW of epicenterManurewa(pop: 40,500)II: Very weakAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand244 km (151 mi)NW of epicenterManukau City(pop: 362,000)II: Very weakAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand248 km (154 mi)NW of epicenterOtara(pop: 24,400)II: Very weakAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand248 km (154 mi)NW of epicenterPapatoetoe(pop: 54,800)II: Very weakAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand251 km (156 mi)NW of epicenterOtahuhu(pop: 17,800)II: Very weakAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand251 km (156 mi)NW of epicenterMangere(pop: 23,800)II: Very weakAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand258 km (160 mi)NW of epicenterRemuera(pop: 27,600)II: Very weakAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand260 km (161 mi)NW of epicenterMount Eden(pop: 15,700)II: Very weakAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand262 km (163 mi)NW of epicenterAuckland(pop: 1,530,500)II: Very weakAucklandNew Zealand263 km (163 mi)NW of epicenterNew Lynn(pop: 23,900)II: Very weakAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand264 km (164 mi)NW of epicenterAvondale(pop: 26,900)II: Very weakAuckland, AucklandNew Zealand264 km (164 mi)NW of epicenterWaitakere(pop: 208,100)II: Very weakNew Zealand368 km (229 mi)SW of epicenterWellington(pop: 381,900)II: Very weakWellingtonNew Zealand381 km (237 mi)NW of epicenterWhangarei(pop: 50,900)II: Very weakNorthlandNew 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 GMT2026-07-7EpicenterAgency5.0147 km92 mi20:33:27New 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: 373 km / 232 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: 0.1-5.0 Hz. Source: NSF SAGE Facility IRISWS timeseriesplot Web ServiceShow moreAftershocks 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 10 km2 (4 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 5 km (3 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Jul 7, 2026 08:33 pm (Universal Time)3 minutes ago5.0147 km0 km - This quakeNew 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 4,400 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.1 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 10.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.76 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 16 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 189 quakes per year (or 15.8 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 2,200 quakes per year (or 6 quakes per day)Mag. 1 or higher: 4,300 quakes per year (or 11.8 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 12 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