International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1585085
Event time 2026-02-28 21:10:05 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-28 08:10:05 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-28 21:12:41 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.5
Depth 354.04 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Great 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 Taranaki
Nearest settlement Kaponga
Distance 9 km
Course WSW
Surface type underground quake



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
New Plymouth (42,90 km), New Plymouth (42,90 km)
Nearest airports
Oaonui Heliport (20,92 km), Oaonui Heliport (20,92 km), Hawera Airport (22,26 km), Hawera Airport (22,26 km), Stratford Airport (27,41 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Taranaki [Egmont] volcano (17,14 km), Pouakai volcano (24,83 km), Kaitake volcano (32,04 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the deep depth of the hypocenter, no damage is conceivable.