International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1583580
Event time 2026-02-27 00:00:36 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-26 11:00:36 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-27 00:02:54 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.5
Depth 138.13 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Medium deep
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status reviewed
Data provider GEONET

Location
Continent Australia - New-Zealand
Country New Zealand
Administration area Waikato
Nearest settlement Acacia Bay
Distance 30 km
Course W
Surface type underground quake



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
Lake Taupo Water Airport (30,68 km), Lake Taupo Water Airport (30,68 km), Wairakei Helipad (34,55 km), Wairakei Helipad (34,55 km), Taupo Airport (35,03 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Taupo volcano (31,73 km), Northern Tongariro Group volcano (34,86 km), Mangakino volcano (35,44 km), Maroa volcano (43,45 km), Tongariro volcano (54,75 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the deep depth of the hypocenter, no damage is conceivable.