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M2.4 Earthquake near Taupō District, Waikato (New Zealand)

UTC time: 2026-10-28 00:11:15 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.4 earthquake was recorded near Taupō District, Waikato (New Zealand) on October 28, 2026 at 00:11 UTC. At around 116 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by GeoNet. New Zealand: 48 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.2.

Details

ID
53135498283343d2790ad03c947e2eb54a135e03
Magnitude
M2.4
Depth
116.4 km
UTC time
2026-10-28 00:11:15 UTC
Local time
—
Country
New Zealand
State
Waikato
City
Taupō District
County
Taupō District
Source
geonet
Coordinates
-38.75972, 175.71156
Temperature
12.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 116.4 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 116.4 km
Intermediate
116.4 km
116.4 km — deeper than the regional average (69.9 km)
Regional average: 69.9 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: 16 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 760 m ·Last eruption: 260 ·New Zealand
  • Tongariro
    Distance: 45 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'978 m ·Last eruption: 2012 ·New Zealand
  • Ruapehu
    Distance: 59 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'797 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·New Zealand
  • Okataina
    Distance: 96 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'111 m ·Last eruption: 1981 ·New Zealand
  • Taranaki
    Distance: 154 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'518 m ·Last eruption: 1800 ·New Zealand
  • Tuhua/Mayor Island
    Distance: 171 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 355 m ·Last eruption: -5055 ·New Zealand

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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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 ≥ 2.0 · 66 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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