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M2.5 Earthquake near Berlins, West Coast (New Zealand)

UTC time: 2026-11-13 12:00:26 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On November 13, 2026 at 12:00 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near Berlins, West Coast (New Zealand). With a focal depth of about 10 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: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 59 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.2.

Details

ID
f8faa28311c2661a5b051e3b6cadb64e1c8ca205
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-11-13 12:00:26 UTC
Local time
—
Country
New Zealand
State
West Coast
City
Berlins
County
Buller District
Source
geonet
Coordinates
-41.86597, 171.82335
Temperature
3.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — shallower than the regional average (64.2 km)
Regional average: 64.2 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

  • Taranaki
    Distance: 343 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'518 m ·Last eruption: 1800 ·New Zealand
  • Ruapehu
    Distance: 427 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'797 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·New Zealand
  • Tongariro
    Distance: 441 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'978 m ·Last eruption: 2012 ·New Zealand
  • Taupo
    Distance: 486 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 760 m ·Last eruption: 260 ·New Zealand

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Westport AirportNew Zealand · WSZ · NZWS
    24.8 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

West Coast

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 30 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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