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Magnitude 2.7

Wednesday August 12, 2026 - 5:24 PM, Within 5 km of Tokomaru Bay
Shaking The estimated intensity of ground shaking near the earthquake's epicentre.
Weak
Depth The distance below the Earth's surface where the earthquake originated.
25 km
Quality An indication of how reliable the earthquake's location and details are, based on the amount and quality of data available.
Best

Earthquake history

The data below shows the history of magnitude, origin, depth, and locations calculated by our automated system as more data for an event becomes available. A location history like this is not available for all events. If you can't see the earthquake history below it may be stored in our earthquake catalogue on FDSN.

Magnitude History

The magnitude history for this event. The most recent value is shown as a larger circle and also labeled: c: caution, g: good b: best (reviewed by a duty person).

0.01.02.03.0Magnitude0123Time since earthquake (minutes)Magnitude Historyb

Depth History

The depth history for this event. The most recent value is shown as a larger circle and also labeled; c: caution, g: good b: best (reviewed by a duty person).

0102030Depth (km)0123Time since earthquake (minutes)Depth Historyb

Origin History Map

The point on the map corresponds to the latest location data, showing the epicentre of this earthquake.

Map of New Zealand.

Location History

The location history for this event. The location quality has the following values of automatic, preliminary (reviewed by a duty person) and best (reviewed by a duty person).

Modification Time Quality Magnitude Depth Latitude Longitude
2026-08-12T05:27:47Z best 2.7 25.5 -38.09 178.29
2026-08-12T05:26:31Z automatic 2.7 19.0 -38.12 178.29
2026-08-12T05:26:29Z automatic 2.7 19.0 -38.12 178.29
2026-08-12T05:26:12Z automatic 2.7 19.0 -38.12 178.29
2026-08-12T05:26:09Z automatic 2.7 19.0 -38.12 178.29
2026-08-12T05:26:04Z automatic 2.7 19.0 -38.12 178.29
2026-08-12T05:26:04Z automatic 2.7 19.0 -38.12 178.29
2026-08-12T05:26:03Z automatic 2.7 19.0 -38.12 178.29
2026-08-12T05:26:00Z automatic 2.7 19.0 -38.12 178.29
2026-08-12T05:26:00Z automatic 2.7 19.0 -38.12 178.29
2026-08-12T05:25:58Z automatic 2.7 19.0 -38.12 178.29
2026-08-12T05:25:56Z automatic 2.7 19.0 -38.12 178.29
2026-08-12T05:25:55Z automatic 2.7 19.0 -38.12 178.29
2026-08-12T05:25:52Z automatic 2.7 19.0 -38.12 178.29
2026-08-12T05:25:51Z automatic 2.7 19.0 -38.12 178.29
2026-08-12T05:25:50Z automatic 2.6 19.0 -38.12 178.29
2026-08-12T05:25:49Z automatic 2.6 19.0 -38.12 178.29
2026-08-12T05:25:48Z automatic 2.6 19.0 -38.12 178.29
2026-08-12T05:25:47Z automatic 2.6 19.0 -38.12 178.29
2026-08-12T05:25:47Z automatic 2.6 19.0 -38.12 178.29
2026-08-12T05:25:46Z automatic 2.6 19.0 -38.12 178.29
2026-08-12T05:25:45Z automatic 2.6 19.0 -38.12 178.29
2026-08-12T05:25:45Z automatic 2.5 19.0 -38.12 178.29
2026-08-12T05:25:43Z automatic 2.5 23.6 -38.10 178.27
2026-08-12T05:25:37Z automatic 2.6 23.6 -38.10 178.27
2026-08-12T05:25:33Z automatic 2.5 23.6 -38.10 178.27
2026-08-12T05:25:23Z automatic 2.0 23.6 -38.10 178.27