36 km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand-COOK STRAIT, NEW ZEALAND-4.4

Magnitude 4.4 Region COOK STRAIT, NEW ZEALAND Date time 2026-05-16 06:34:13.9 UTC Location -41.764 ; 174.229 Depth 21 km Distance 70 km SSW of Wellington, New Zealand / pop: 381,000 / local time: 18:34:13.9 2026-05-16 36 km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand / pop: 26,500 / local time: 18:34:13.9 2026-05-16 Source parameters provided by: National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC) ----------- I felt this earthquake All data providers for this event: Geonet, GNS science -- Lower Hutt, New Zealand (GNS) National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC) Further information can be found at: GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) -- Potsdam, Germany (GFZ) Geonet, GNS science -- Lower Hutt, New Zealand (GNS) National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC)