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M3.5 Earthquake near COOK STRAIT, NEW ZEALAND (New Zealand)

UTC time: 2025-11-06 09:28:52 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M3.5 earthquake was recorded near COOK STRAIT, NEW ZEALAND (New Zealand) on November 6, 2025 at 09:28 UTC. With a focal depth of about 25 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

The event was recorded by EMSC. New Zealand: 3 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.0.

Details

ID
853a51918f31956ef3ddc35f133f7ef61f3b475c
Magnitude
M3.5
Depth
24.9 km
UTC time
2025-11-06 09:28:52 UTC
Local time
—
Country
New Zealand
City
Marlborough
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-41.17370, 174.50760
Temperature
15.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 24.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 24.9 km
Shallow
24.9 km
24.9 km — shallower than the regional average (70.9 km)
Regional average: 70.9 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

Felt reports

4felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Nov 6, 2025, 9:39 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Airports

  • Wellington International AirportNew Zealand · WLG · NZWN
    30.3 kmStraight-line distance
  • Picton AerodromeNew Zealand · PCN · NZPN
    49.9 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Marlborough

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 47 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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