M6.1 earthquake in New Zealand on February 4, 2026

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck on February 4, 2026 at 10:39 UTC. According to USGS the epicenter was New Zealand, at a depth of 167 km. The focus was at intermediate depth, which softens the shaking at the surface compared with a shallow quake of the same size.

6.1magnitude
167 kmdepth
10:39time UTC
greenUSGS alert
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Key facts

The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

  • Sunshine Coast (Australia)2,790 km
  • Central Coast (Australia)2,871 km
  • Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)4,199 km
  • Merauke (Indonesia)4,865 km
  • Jayapura (Indonesia)5,235 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 33 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.8.

  • M5.8 · Mar 31, 19:24 UTC73 km
  • M5.5 · Aug 30, 09:02 UTC99 km
  • M5.3 · Mar 6, 15:17 UTC80 km
  • M5.1 · Jul 22, 21:02 UTC144 km
  • M5.1 · Jun 21, 23:14 UTC86 km
  • M5.0 · Sep 24, 22:22 UTC91 km
  • M5.0 · May 31, 19:15 UTC130 km
  • M5.0 · Apr 3, 02:33 UTC94 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 189 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M8.1 (March 4, 2021).

  • M8.1 · March 4, 2021129 km
  • M8.0 · January 14, 1976153 km
  • M7.7 · October 20, 1986268 km
  • M7.6 · July 6, 2011218 km
  • M7.4 · March 4, 202175 km

See also

Live earthquake mapAll earthquakes todayEarthquakes in New ZealandWeather in Sunshine CoastEvent details at USGS

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (public domain). Seismologists may still revise the data. Data from Apr 23, 20:43 UTC.