Observed earthquake
Kermadec Islands region
Recent observationReported by 3 agencies. Every solution below is that agency's own measurement, stored unaltered.
Agency solutions
The same earthquake as measured independently by each agency. Values are never averaged or rewritten.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Origin time | Epicentre | Review status | Source record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOFONGFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences | M5.1 mb | 129 km | 2026-10-10 20:35:49 UTC | 31.20°S, 178.78°W | Not stated | gfz2026twuo ↗ |
| USGSUnited States Geological Survey | M4.9 mb | 118 km | 2026-10-10 20:35:48 UTC | 31.23°S, 178.98°W | Reviewed by an analyst51 stations | us6000u1gm ↗ |
| EMSCEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre | M4.9 mb | 117 km | 2026-10-10 20:35:48 UTC | 31.27°S, 178.85°W | Not stated | 20261010_0000364 ↗ |
Source: Earthquake solutions from the GEOFON programme, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences. · Retrieved: 2026-10-12 05:55:13 UTC · grouped with match confidence 92%
Source: Earthquake data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. · Retrieved: 2026-10-10 21:07:56 UTC
Source: Earthquake data from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) via SeismicPortal. · Retrieved: 2026-10-10 21:07:58 UTC
Why the agencies differ
Differences of a few tenths of a magnitude unit and tens of kilometres are normal and expected. Each agency uses a different set of seismic stations, a different velocity model for the Earth's interior, and sometimes a different magnitude scale altogether. None of them is “wrong”; they are independent measurements of the same event.
Prakruti groups solutions only when they agree closely in both time and location, and shows the preferred solution — favouring an analyst-reviewed moment magnitude where one exists — while keeping every other solution visible above.