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M2.9 Earthquake near 50 km north-east of Tauranga

UTC time: 2026-11-11 19:52:53 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
322.0 km
Source
GEONET

50 km north-east of Tauranga

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.9 earthquake was recorded near 50 km north-east of Tauranga on November 11, 2026 at 19:52 UTC. At roughly 322 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by GeoNet and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
48c3dcb7d50b82a0f6a151f63313405ccad4b171
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
322.0 km
UTC time
2026-11-11 19:52:53 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
geonet
Coordinates
-37.42964, 176.65144
Temperature
15.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 322 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 322 km
Deep
322 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Tuhua/Mayor Island
    Distance: 39 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 355 m ·Last eruption: -5055 ·New Zealand
  • Whakaari/White Island
    Distance: 48 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 294 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·New Zealand
  • Okataina
    Distance: 82 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'111 m ·Last eruption: 1981 ·New Zealand
  • Clark
    Distance: 152 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -860 m ·New Zealand
  • Taupo
    Distance: 164 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 760 m ·Last eruption: 260 ·New Zealand
  • Tangaroa
    Distance: 174 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -600 m ·New Zealand

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

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

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

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

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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