New Zealand

M3.1 Earthquake near NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND (New Zealand)

UTC time: 2025-07-23 03:26:35 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On July 23, 2025 at 03:26 UTC, a magnitude M3.1 earthquake occurred near NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND (New Zealand). At around 100 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude are often felt but rarely cause damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
f9c1513b22ed9cc26088579fe627ca2c4c7a04bd
Magnitude
M3.1
Depth
100.4 km
UTC time
2025-07-23 03:26:35 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-35.06960, 174.19350
Temperature
11.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 100.4 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 100.4 km
Intermediate
100.4 km
100.4 km — deeper than the regional average (70.9 km)
Regional average: 70.9 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

  • Distance: 210 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1446 ·New Zealand
  • Distance: 307 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 355 m ·Last eruption: -5055 ·New Zealand
  • Distance: 363 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -860 m ·New Zealand
  • Distance: 368 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -500 m ·New Zealand
  • Distance: 373 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -600 m ·New Zealand
  • Distance: 381 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -400 m ·New Zealand

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Kerikeri AirportNew Zealand · KKE · NZKK
    33.1 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

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 725 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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