LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
156 km NNW of Hicks Bay, New Zealand
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 156 km NNW of Hicks Bay, New Zealand on 21 Sept 2026, 04:28 UTC. The hypocentre was 213 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 1 other earthquake above our reporting threshold has been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 213 km
- Latitude
- 36.25°S
- Time
- 04:28 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.7
intermediate
177.80°E longitude
21 Sept 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.7
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 350 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 169 tonnes of TNT.
213 KM DEEP
At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
1 earthquake above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.5.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
21 Sept 2026, 03:58 UTC · 73.1 km deep
21 Sept 2026, 01:57 UTC · 495 km deep
21 Sept 2026, 01:41 UTC · 10 km deep
21 Sept 2026, 01:02 UTC · 10 km deep