Earthquakes near New Plymouth today

Recent earthquakes near New Plymouth

USGS recorded 1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more within 100 km of New Plymouth in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last 7 days. The most recent was M5.0 15 km SE of the city at Oct 3, 02:57 local time (23 days ago).

The average depth was about 10 km and 1 of 1 were shallow (under 70 km), which are the ones most likely to be felt at the surface.

M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in Pacific/Auckland.

Largest earthquakes near New Plymouth in the past year

The strongest earthquake within 150 km of New Plymouth in the past 12 months was M5.7 on Jul 24, 2026, 101 km E of the city (48 km W of Turangi, New Zealand).

With 12 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 1 a month), the area around New Plymouth is moderately active by global standards. 8 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.

Was it felt in New Plymouth?

The largest nearby quake this month, M5.0 at 15 km, was probably felt in New Plymouth by a rough rule of thumb (an M3 is typically noticed within a few tens of km, an M5 up to a few hundred km; local ground and building type matter a lot).

USGS "Did You Feel It?" received reports for 2 of these quakes: M5.3 on Oct 15, 2026 (9 reports, max intensity 2.7); M5.0 on Oct 2, 2026 (12 reports, max intensity 5.3).

If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.

• Report shaking to USGS "Did You Feel It?"

Tsunami warning status

None of the earthquakes near New Plymouth in the past year carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.

Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.

• Official tsunami messages (tsunami.gov)

Earthquakes around the world today

Worldwide, USGS listed 149 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.

• Earthquakes today worldwide
• Live earthquake map

USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.

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