Earthquake reference
156 km NNW of Hicks Bay, New Zealand
USGS recorded this 4.7 magnitude event near 156 km NNW of Hicks Bay, New Zealand at 2026-09-21T04:28:40.772000+00:00. The published hypocentral depth is 217.768 km and the review status is reviewed. Event parameters can be revised as additional observations are processed. Nearby airports and postal locations on this page are calculated spatial references only; they do not establish administrative jurisdiction, damage, causation or future risk. This record is not an earthquake forecast or emergency alert.
Key facts
- Magnitude
- 4.7
- Magnitude type
- mb
- Occurred at
- 2026-09-21T04:28:40.772000+00:00
- Updated at
- 2026-10-12T02:57:20.543000+00:00
- Review status
- reviewed
- Event type
- earthquake
- Felt reports
- 1
- Community intensity
- 2.9
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Significance
- 340
- Network
- us
- Latitude
- -36.2439
- Longitude
- 177.8016
- Depth (km)
- 217.768
- USGS event page
- https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tivi
Upstream revision context
USGS event revision
This timeline contains versions captured by DataOfWorld; it is not a complete official revision archive.
| Updated | Status | Payload digest |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12T02:57:20.543000+00:00 | reviewed | 4723cfea2aa8 |
Associated event IDs: us7000tivi
Field-level provenance
Sources for this profile
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USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
- Applicable date
- 2026-09-21
- Dataset version
- f21d1cd57aee
- License
- United States public domain
- Attribution
- U.S. Geological Survey
DataOfWorld deterministic earthquake profile template
- Applicable date
- 2026-09-21
- Dataset version
- earthquake-profile-v1
- License
- Original DataOfWorld text
- Attribution
- DataOfWorld
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