International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1584471
Event time 2026-02-28 04:17:28 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-27 15:17:28 - [It was afternoon in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-28 04:28:06 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.5
Depth 438.5 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Great depth
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 Northland
Nearest settlement Ngunguru
Distance 615 km
Course NE
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
Oliver-Speight volcano (68,65 km)
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.