4.5 magnitude earthquake 33 km from Foxton Beach, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
2026-01-27 00:53:34 UTC
UTC time:
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 00:53 AM
Your time:
2026-01-27T00:53:34Z
Magnitude Type:
mb
USGS page:
M 4.5 - 34 km W of Foxton Beach, New Zealand
USGS status:
Reviewed by a seismologist
Reports from the public:
2 people
2026-01-27 00:53:34 UTC
4.5 magnitude, 19 km depth
Foxton Beach, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Foxton Beach, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
4.5 magnitude earthquake
Today
2026-01-27 00:53:34 UTC
at 00:53
January 27, 2026 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -40.445, 174.827
33.2 km from
Foxton Beach
(21.2 miles)
Depth: 19 km
This earthquake is close to these areas:
Cook Strait, New Zealand
W. Coast Of N. Island, New Zealand
North Island Of New Zealand
E. Coast Of N. Island, New Zealand
E. Coast Of S. Island, New Zealand
South Island Of New Zealand
East Of North Island, New Zealand
W. Coast Of S. Island, New Zealand
South Of Kermadec Islands
Northwest Of New Zealand
North Of New Zealand
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand