M4.1 earthquake 70 km W of Hastings, Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 70 km W of Hastings, Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand at 12:35 local time (23:35 UTC) on 3 Nov 2026, at a depth of 66 km, according to USGS.
1 reports to USGS “Did You Feel It?”
Data: USGS · updated 2026-11-12 05:39 UTC · reviewed
- Magnitude
- 4.1light
moment magnitude (regional) (mwr) - Depth
- 65.6 km
- Status
- Reviewed
- Origin time
- 2026-11-02 23:35:14 UTC
- Local: 3 Nov 2026, 12:35:14 (Pacific/Auckland)
- Epicentre
- 39.581° S, 176.042° E
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| HastingsHawke's Bay Region, New Zealand · pop. 88,300 | 70 km | IIWeak |
| DannevirkeManawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand · pop. 5,640 | 70 km | IIWeak |
| NapierHawke's Bay Region, New Zealand · pop. 66,400 | 75 km | IIWeak |
| WhanganuiManawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand · pop. 49,200 | 93 km | INot felt |
| Palmerston NorthManawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand · pop. 90,500 | 94 km | INot felt |
| WellingtonWellington Region, New Zealand · pop. 381,900 | 218 km | INot felt |
| Manukau CityAuckland, New Zealand · pop. 362,000 | 305 km | INot felt |
| AucklandNew Zealand · pop. 1,547,200 | 324 km | INot felt |
Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more.
Every agency's solution
Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS, which has been reviewed by an analyst.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Epicentre | Time offset | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGSheadlineUSGS NEIC via U.S. Geological Survey | 4.1 mwr | 65.6 km | 39.58° S, 176.04° E | – | Reviewed · 1 revision |
How big was it?
Widely felt near the epicentre: rattling windows and objects. Significant damage is unlikely.
It released roughly the energy of 21 t of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 66 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.
M4.1 releases about 32× the energy of M3.1, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 21 t of TNT vs 674 kg of TNT.
Each square is the energy of one M3.1. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.
Aftershocks and nearby activity
No later earthquakes have been recorded within 30 km so far. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Did you feel it?
Reports from people help show where shaking was strong. They are anonymous and shown here in aggregate.
Event id us7000tv1e. First recorded here 3 Nov 2026, 00:09:35 UTC. Solutions: USGS (usgs:us7000tv1e). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M4.1 earthquake 70 km W of Hastings, Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/us7000tv1e-m4-1-earthquake-70-km-w-of-hastings-hawke-s-bay-region-new-zealand, data from USGS.
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