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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake reported off North Island of New Zealand
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has been recorded in the North Island region of New Zealand, according to an initial seismic report. No reports of damage or casualties have been confirmed.
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WhereNew Zealand
-39.338, 174.352 ±400 km
First reported10 days ago
Published2026-10-15 05:51 UTC
Sources1
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Reports1Independent tellings1
1 independently corroborated telling.
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No published correction or update is recorded. This does not reconstruct changes made before correction records were kept.
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Global Event Monitor. Magnitude 5.3 earthquake reported off North Island of New Zealand. 2026-10-15T05:51:48.485Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:5963. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-15/m-5-3-north-island-of-new-zealand-7a0a1237
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