2026-04-04 08:12:51 (M5.0) off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand -35.4 178.6 (70fa9)

M5.0 Earthquake - off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 4 Apr 2026 08:12:51 Time near the Epicenter (1): 4 Apr 2026 21:12:51 Time in your area (1): 4 Apr 2026 13:42:51
Location	35.398S 178.636E
Depth	10 km
Distances	246.2 km (152.6 mi) N of Hicks Bay, New Zealand 320.2 km (198.5 mi) NNE of Whakatane, New Zealand 336.7 km (208.7 mi) NE of Tauranga, New Zealand 365.6 km (226.7 mi) N of Gisborne, New Zealand 371.5 km (230.4 mi) NE of Rotorua, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 6.8 km; Vertical 1.9 km
Parameters	Nph = 19; Dmin = 242.0 km; Rmss = 0.42 seconds; Gp = 129° Version =
Event ID	us 6000smic

(1) Nominal Standard Time; local and daylight savings time zone may differ.
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