LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
28 km NNE of Whakatane, New Zealand
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 28 km NNE of Whakatane, New Zealand on 27 Sept 2026, 20:49 UTC. The hypocentre was 153.5 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 2 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 153.5 km
- Latitude
- 37.71°S
- Time
- 20:49 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.1
intermediate
177.06°E longitude
27 Sept 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.1
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 45 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 21 tonnes of TNT.
153.5 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
2 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.7.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
27 Sept 2026, 21:49 UTC · 109 km deep
27 Sept 2026, 21:13 UTC · 103.8 km deep
27 Sept 2026, 20:49 UTC · 10 km deep
27 Sept 2026, 19:33 UTC · 354.4 km deep