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Significant earthquake

This summarises a recorded earthquake only; it is not a warning or a prediction. Follow AFAD and the competent authorities for official statements and guidance.

83 km N of Opotiki, New Zealand earthquake sequence

Active Gardner–Knopoff windows · 17.10.2026 14:32 – ongoing

Earthquakes
4
Largest
M4,3
Mainshock
M4,3 · 83 km N of Opotiki, New Zealand · 17.10.2026 14:32

Earthquakes of the sequence (oldest to newest)

Earthquakes per day

Earthquakes in the sequence

MagnitudeLocationTime (Europe/Istanbul)Depth
4.3 83 km N of Opotiki, New Zealand 17.10.2026 14:32 133,4 km
3.1 OFF E. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z. 18.10.2026 23:04 113,6 km
3.1 OFF E. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z. 26.10.2026 22:23 164,2 km
3.2 OFF E. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z. 04.11.2026 15:19 10,0 km

Sequences group earthquakes that have occurred by proximity in time and location (Gardner–Knopoff windows, Poisson rate test). Follow AFAD and Kandilli Observatory for official assessments. (Gardner & Knopoff (1974))