Magnitude 4.2, Sat May 30 2026 7:15 PM


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Origin


PublicID 2026p403521
UTC Time 2026-05-30T07:15:59Z
Latitude -37.60 (± 44.3 km)
Longitude 175.09 (± 83.2 km)
Depth 111 km (± 99 km)
Depth Type from location
Earth Model iasp91
Used Phase Count 8
Used Station Count 8
Standard Error 1.05 (s)
Azimuthal Gap 195.20 (degrees)
Minimum Distance 1.24 (degrees)

Magnitudes


Type Magnitude Station Count
Preferred (M) 4.2  
MLv 4.2 (± 0.5) 7
M 4.2 7
ML 4.1 (± 0.4) 7

GeoNet combines magnitudes into a summary magnitude, M, which consists of a weighted average of the individual magnitudes and attempts to be a best possible compromise between all magnitudes for a range of earthquake sizes. Summary magnitude for GeoNet is then defined as:

M = (2 * MLv + (0.4 * number_of stations(Mw(mB)) - 1) * Mw(mB)) / (2 + (0.4 * number_of_stations(Mw(mB)) - 1))

Where MLv is local magnitude calculated on the vertical component and Mw(mB) is a Mw estimation based of mB by Bormann and Saul (2008).

Origin Map


Map of New Zealand.

Map showing stations with picks used to locate the earthquake. Stations with picks that have a zero weight in the solution are shown as small grey circles. Those with a higher weight are shown as larger circles. The quake is shown by the largest circle.

Pick Residuals


-2.0-1.00.01.02.0residual (s)01Distance (degrees)Pick Residuals

Station Magnitudes (MLv)


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Station Magnitudes (ML)


0.01.02.03.04.05.06.0MagnitudeDistance (degrees)Station Magnitudes (ML)

Magnitude Residuals (MLv)


-2.0-1.00.01.02.0ResidualDistance (degrees)Magnitude Residuals (MLv)

Magnitude Residuals (ML)


-2.0-1.00.01.02.0ResidualDistance (degrees)Magnitude Residuals (ML)