International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1584467
Event time 2026-02-28 04:20:43 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-27 15:20:43 - [It was afternoon in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-28 04:22:43 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.2
Depth 5 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status deleted
Data provider GEONET

Location
Continent Australia - New-Zealand
Country New Zealand
Administration area Hawke's Bay
Nearest settlement Raupunga
Distance 2 km
Course SW
Surface type underground quake

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
Napier (53,98 km), Napier (53,98 km)
Nearest airports
Wairoa Airport (18,68 km), Wairoa Airport (18,68 km), Wairoa Hospital Heliport (18,70 km), Wairoa Hospital Heliport (18,70 km), Hawke's Bay Airport (54,24 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.