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M1.7 Earthquake near Hawke's Bay (New Zealand)

UTC time: 2026-11-05 14:58:42 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.7 earthquake was recorded near Hawke's Bay (New Zealand) on November 5, 2026 at 14:58 UTC. With a focal depth of about 7 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by GeoNet and cross-checked across seismological networks. New Zealand: 59 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M3.2.

Details

ID
7a6bd116d89f1c9a3771eed3765c66c86db47b2c
Magnitude
M1.7
Depth
6.5 km
UTC time
2026-11-05 14:58:42 UTC
Local time
—
Country
New Zealand
State
Hawke's Bay
City
Hawke's Bay
Source
geonet
Coordinates
-39.16420, 177.28531
Temperature
15.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 6.5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 6.5 km
Shallow
6.5 km
6.5 km — shallower than the regional average (64.1 km)
Regional average: 64.1 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Taupo
    Distance: 128 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 760 m ·Last eruption: 260 ·New Zealand
  • Okataina
    Distance: 131 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'111 m ·Last eruption: 1981 ·New Zealand
  • Tongariro
    Distance: 143 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'978 m ·Last eruption: 2012 ·New Zealand
  • Ruapehu
    Distance: 148 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'797 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·New Zealand
  • Whakaari/White Island
    Distance: 183 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 294 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·New Zealand
  • Tuhua/Mayor Island
    Distance: 228 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 355 m ·Last eruption: -5055 ·New Zealand

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Hawke's Bay AirportNew Zealand · NPE · NZNR
    49.0 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Hawke's Bay

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 55 Catalogue entries

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