North Island Of New Zealand
Highupdated 9 days agoOngoingsince October 2, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes 25km east of New Plymouth
- 200kmRadius of the affected area
- 5MRecorded magnitude
TikorangiLocal · radius ≈ 200 km
Confirmed
Issued by EMSC.
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1 article · 1 media family
- Press1 source
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- Alert raisedHighOctober 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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