Small magnitude 3.9 earthquake hits near Hastings, Hastings District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

An earthquake of magnitude 3.9 occurred just 13 minutes ago, 10 km southeast of Hastings, New Zealand, according to New Zealand's Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey (GeoNet).
The quake struck at a moderately shallow depth of 39.10 km beneath the epicenter near Hastings, Hastings District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, on the evening of Thursday, September 24th, 2026, at 9:49 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed the quake at magnitude 3.8.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Havelock North (pop. 14,900), located 6 km from the epicenter; Hastings (pop. 89,200), 10 km away; Haumoana (pop. 1,200), 14 km away; Clive (pop. 2,100), 16 km away; Onekawa (pop. 7,300), 24 km away; Napier (pop. 66,800), 26 km away; and Bay View (pop. 2,400), 34 km away. In Wairoa (pop. 4,900, 89 km away), the quake was probably not felt.

Earthquake data:
Date & time: Sep 24, 2026 10:49 pm (Auckland time) local time (24 Sep 2026 09:49 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.9
Hypocenter depth: 39.10 km
Epicenter coordinates: 39.72°S / 176.89°E (Hawke's Bay, New Zealand)
Primary data source: GEONET (NZ)
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