M6.0 earthquake in New Zealand region on June 10, 2026

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck on June 10, 2026 at 00:44 UTC. According to USGS the epicenter was New Zealand region, at a depth of 10 km. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.0magnitude
10 kmdepth
00:44time UTC
greenUSGS alert
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Key facts

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

Nearest cities

  • Central Coast (Australia)2,085 km
  • Sunshine Coast (Australia)2,725 km
  • Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)4,734 km
  • Merauke (Indonesia)5,076 km
  • Timika (Indonesia)5,631 km

Did you feel an earthquake?

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 2 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.0.

  • M5.0 · Aug 5, 06:44 UTC20 km
  • M4.9 · Oct 16, 14:09 UTC34 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 15 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M8.1 (December 23, 2004).

  • M8.1 · December 23, 2004202 km
  • M7.6 · May 25, 198198 km
  • M7.4 · September 30, 200742 km
  • M6.7 · March 20, 199881 km
  • M6.6 · July 11, 201719 km

See also

Live earthquake mapAll earthquakes todayWeather in Central CoastEvent details at USGS

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (public domain). Seismologists may still revise the data. Data from Aug 15, 17:27 UTC.