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M2.5 Earthquake near Bay of Plenty (New Zealand)

UTC time: 2026-10-27 08:34:55 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
172.9 km
Source
GEONET

Bay of Plenty · Bay of Plenty

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About this earthquake

On October 27, 2026 at 08:34 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near Bay of Plenty (New Zealand). At around 173 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by GeoNet. New Zealand: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 63 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.2.

Details

ID
46c6a32226f3cb037654f5b3c9b537b4f5f75677
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
172.9 km
UTC time
2026-10-27 08:34:55 UTC
Local time
—
Country
New Zealand
State
Bay of Plenty
City
Bay of Plenty
Source
geonet
Coordinates
-37.41317, 176.58617
Temperature
13.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 172.9 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 172.9 km
Intermediate
172.9 km
172.9 km — deeper than the regional average (64.1 km)
Regional average: 64.1 km
Why depth matters

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

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Tuhua/Mayor Island
    Distance: 33 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 355 m ·Last eruption: -5055 ·New Zealand
  • Whakaari/White Island
    Distance: 54 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 294 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·New Zealand
  • Okataina
    Distance: 83 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'111 m ·Last eruption: 1981 ·New Zealand
  • Clark
    Distance: 155 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -860 m ·New Zealand
  • Taupo
    Distance: 164 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 760 m ·Last eruption: 260 ·New Zealand
  • Auckland Volcanic Field
    Distance: 168 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1446 ·New Zealand

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Airports

  • Tauranga AirportNew Zealand · TRG · NZTG
    44.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

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Bay of Plenty

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 115 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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