SummaryMapsTestimonies Medias Scientific data
Magnitude3.5
RegionSOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Date time2026-03-08 15:32:40.0 UTC
Location-41.858 ; 172.429
Depth136 km
Distance187 km NNW of Christchurch, New Zealand / pop: 363,000 / local time: 04:32:40.0 2026-03-09
69 km E of Westport, New Zealand / pop: 4,200 / local time: 04:32:40.0 2026-03-09
Source parameters provided by:

Geonet, GNS science -- Lower Hutt, New Zealand (GNS)
All data providers for this event:
Geonet, GNS science -- Lower Hutt, New Zealand (GNS)
Further information can be found at:
National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC)
Geonet, GNS science -- Lower Hutt, New Zealand (GNS)
GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) -- Potsdam, Germany (GFZ)