Weak magnitude 2.5 earthquake at 31 km depth16 Jun 20:33 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 1 minute.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJun 16, 2026 20:31:37 UTC - Local time at epicenterTuesday, Jun 16, 2026, at 08:31 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude2.5Depth30.5 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude37.191°S / 178.6329°ENew ZealandSeismic antipode37.191°N / 1.367°WShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Nearest volcanoClark (109 km / 68 mi)Estimated seismic energy released3.5 x 108 joules (98.6 kilowatt hours) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 2.5 | about seismic energy2 minutes agoJun 16, 2026 20:31 GMT / Jun 16, 2026 08:31 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -37.19102 / 178.6329: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23106512',-37.19102,178.63290,'2 minutes ago: Mag. 2.5, New Zealand',html,'quakes-4-24.png',14,14,7,7,123]); 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 54 km (34 mi) distance to the southwest, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry54 km (34 mi)SW of epicenterHicks Bay(pop: 1,390)I: Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand81 km (51 mi)S of epicenterRuatoria(pop: 897): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand104 km (65 mi)SW of epicenterTe Kaha(pop: 387): Not feltOpotiki District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand109 km (68 mi)S of epicenterTokomaru(pop: 954): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand134 km (83 mi)S of epicenterTolaga Bay(pop: 932): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand149 km (93 mi)SW of epicenterOpotiki(pop: 4,880): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand157 km (98 mi)SW of epicenterTe Karaka(pop: 522): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand169 km (105 mi)SW of epicenterWhakatane(pop: 18,600): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand172 km (107 mi)S of epicenterGisborne(pop: 38,300): Not feltGisborneNew Zealand172 km (107 mi)SW of epicenterTaneatua(pop: 1,500): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand173 km (108 mi)SW of epicenterWaimana(pop: 709): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand181 km (113 mi)SW of epicenterEdgecumbe(pop: 1,900): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand183 km (114 mi)SW of epicenterMatata(pop: 681): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand198 km (123 mi)SW of epicenterKawerau(pop: 7,670): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand199 km (123 mi)SW of epicenterTiniroto(pop: 1,540): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand203 km (126 mi)W of epicenterMaketu(pop: 1,410): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand221 km (138 mi)SW of epicenterMurupara(pop: 1,880): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand222 km (138 mi)SW of epicenterTuai(pop: 280): Not feltWairoa District, Hawke's BayNew Zealand225 km (140 mi)SW of epicenterFrasertown(pop: 302): Not feltWairoa District, Hawke's BayNew Zealand564 km (350 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.At magnitude 2.5, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.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 GMT2026-06-16EpicenterAgency2.531 km19 mi20:31:37New 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 771 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.03 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 31.3 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.1 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9.7 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 2.7 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 18.9 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 143 quakes per year (or 11.9 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 606 quakes per year (or 50 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 765 quakes per year (or 64 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 7 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