International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1341482
Event time 2025-04-03 02:34:28 (UTC)
Local time 2025-04-02 13:34:28 - [It was afternoon in the affected area.]
Last update 2025-04-03 02:37:47 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.7
Depth 134.83 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Medium deep
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status reviewed
Data provider GEONET (EQ)

Location
Continent Australia - New-Zealand
Country New Zealand
Administration area Gisborne
Nearest settlement Hicks Bay
Distance 143 km
Course N
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region South Pacific
Water surface name South Pacific Ocean



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest volcanoes
Rumble V volcano (21.17 km), Tangaroa volcano (23.37 km), Rumble IV volcano (29.86 km), Clark volcano (42.74 km), Rumble III volcano (65.85 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the deep depth of the hypocenter, no damage is conceivable.According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.