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M4.9 Earthquake near 6 km N of Turangi, New Zealand (New Zealand)

UTC time: 2025-07-30 05:27:23 UTC Local time: —
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About this earthquake

On July 30, 2025 at 05:27 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near 6 km N of Turangi, New Zealand (New Zealand). At around 126 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The event was recorded by USGS. New Zealand: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 5 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.0.

Details

ID
3d1e24c8ae2073dc5e54cc731230087895bbc24e
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
126.1 km
UTC time
2025-07-30 05:27:23 UTC
Local time
—
Country
New Zealand
City
Waikato
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-38.93560, 175.80670
Temperature
10.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 126.1 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 126.1 km
Intermediate
126.1 km
126.1 km — deeper than the regional average (70.9 km)
Regional average: 70.9 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Taupo
    Distance: 19 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 760 m ·Last eruption: 260 ·New Zealand
  • Tongariro
    Distance: 29 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'978 m ·Last eruption: 2012 ·New Zealand
  • Ruapehu
    Distance: 43 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'797 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·New Zealand
  • Okataina
    Distance: 106 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'111 m ·Last eruption: 1981 ·New Zealand
  • Taranaki
    Distance: 155 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'518 m ·Last eruption: 1800 ·New Zealand
  • Tuhua/Mayor Island
    Distance: 188 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 355 m ·Last eruption: -5055 ·New Zealand

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Taupo AirportNew Zealand · TUO · NZAP
    32.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Waikato

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 65 Catalogue entries

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