International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1583872
Event time 2026-02-27 09:51:29 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-26 20:51:29 - [It was evening in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-27 10:00:05 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.2
Depth 182.8 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Medium deep
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Australia - New-Zealand
Country New Zealand
Administration area Gisborne
Nearest settlement Hicks Bay
Distance 289 km
Course NNE
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region South Pacific
Water surface name South Pacific Ocean

Overview map
Green circle [feel the Eq] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Population map
Green circle [feel the seism activity] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

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
Healy volcano (6,09 km), Silent II West volcano (13,33 km), Silent II East volcano (17,22 km), Brothers volcano (23,01 km), Thompson volcano (26,66 km)
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.