Moderate mag. 4.7 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, on Tuesday, Oct 26, 2021 at 6:24 pm (GMT +13) -
Moderate magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 33 km depth
26 Oct 05:30 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 5 minutes.
26 Oct 05:31: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.7.
26 Oct 05:33: Epicenter location corrected by 10.7 km (6.7 mi) towards ESE.
26 Oct 05:31: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.7.
26 Oct 05:33: Epicenter location corrected by 10.7 km (6.7 mi) towards ESE.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Oct 26, 2021 05:24:42 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, Oct 26, 2021 at 6:24 pm (GMT +13) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.7 |
| Depth | 33.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 30.62971°S / 176.50264°W  (South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand) |
| Antipode | 30.63°N / 3.497°E |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand) |
| Nearest volcano | Macauley (184 km / 114 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  18.5°C (65 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from E |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.7 | 33 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
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