Weak magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 40 km depth2 Jun 18:33 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.2 Jun 18:34: Magnitude recalculated from 2.1 to 2.6.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJun 2, 2025 18:31:09 UTC - Local time at epicenterMonday, Jun 2, 2025, at 06:31 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude2.6Depth40 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude37.4782°S / 178.2097°ENew ZealandSeismic antipode37.4782°N / 1.79°WShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Nearest volcanoWhite Island (91 km / 57 mi)Estimated seismic energy released5 x 108 joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 2.6 | about seismic energy3 minutes agoJun 2, 2025 18:31 GMT / Jun 2, 2025 06:31 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -37.47818 / 178.20968: New ZealandSource: GEONET (NZ)Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-21827601',-37.47818,178.20968,'3 minutes ago: Mag. 2.6, 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 15.7 km (10 mi) distance to the southeast, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry16 km (10 mi)SE of epicenterHicks Bay(pop: 1,390)I: Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand46 km (29 mi)S of epicenterRuatoria(pop: 897)I: Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand55 km (34 mi)SW of epicenterTe Kaha(pop: 387)I: Not feltOpotiki District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand73 km (46 mi)S of epicenterTokomaru(pop: 954)I: Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand99 km (62 mi)S of epicenterTolaga Bay(pop: 932): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand100 km (62 mi)SW of epicenterOpotiki(pop: 5,240): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand114 km (71 mi)S of epicenterTe Karaka(pop: 522): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand120 km (75 mi)SW of epicenterWhakatane(pop: 18,600): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand124 km (77 mi)SW of epicenterTaneatua(pop: 1,500): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand124 km (77 mi)SW of epicenterWaimana(pop: 709): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand132 km (82 mi)S of epicenterGisborne(pop: 37,300): Not feltGisborneNew Zealand133 km (83 mi)SW of epicenterEdgecumbe(pop: 1,800): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand136 km (85 mi)W of epicenterMatata(pop: 681): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand150 km (93 mi)SW of epicenterKawerau(pop: 7,760): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand154 km (96 mi)S of epicenterTiniroto(pop: 1,540): Not feltGisborne District, GisborneNew Zealand158 km (98 mi)W of epicenterMaketu(pop: 1,200): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand169 km (105 mi)W of epicenterTe Puke(pop: 10,500): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand172 km (107 mi)SW of epicenterMurupara(pop: 1,880): Not feltWhakatane District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand175 km (109 mi)SW of epicenterTuai(pop: 280): Not feltWairoa District, Hawke's BayNew Zealand179 km (111 mi)S of epicenterNuhaka(pop: 342): Not feltWairoa District, Hawke's BayNew Zealand182 km (113 mi)W of epicenterTauranga(pop: 155,200): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand183 km (114 mi)W of epicenterKaharoa(pop: 1,620): Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand185 km (115 mi)W of epicenterOropi(pop: 2,520): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand187 km (116 mi)S of epicenterWairoa(pop: 4,940): Not feltHawke's BayNew Zealand188 km (117 mi)SW of epicenterRotorua(pop: 65,900): Not feltBay of PlentyNew Zealand193 km (120 mi)W of epicenterOmokoroa(pop: 3,990): Not feltWestern Bay of Plenty District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand193 km (120 mi)SW of epicenterRaupunga(pop: 1,190): Not feltWairoa District, Hawke's BayNew Zealand195 km (121 mi)SW of epicenterReporoa(pop: 595): Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand199 km (124 mi)W of epicenterMamaku(pop: 751): Not feltRotorua District, Bay of PlentyNew Zealand229 km (143 mi)SW of epicenterTaupo(pop: 26,500): Not feltWaikatoNew Zealand516 km (321 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 2.6, 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!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 GMT2025-06-2EpicenterAgency2.640 km25 mi18:31:09New ZealandGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,700 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: 0.14 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 6.9 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 2.6 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 18.4 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 200 quakes per year (or 16.7 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,300 quakes per year (or 3.5 quakes per day)Mag. 1 or higher: 1,700 quakes per year (or 4.6 quakes per day)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 earthquake