Seismic event — 14 km S of Hicks Bay, New Zealand

Seismic·● resolved·Tier 3 · sober·81d active

Level7.3/ 10

Signals

MagnitudeM5.6
Other M5.0+ in 24h7

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Monitoring Room, "Seismic event — 14 km S of Hicks Bay, New Zealand", situation page, level 7.3/10 (Monitoring Room's 0–10 severity score), as of 2026-08-02 08:35 UTC, source: USGS. https://monitoringroom.com/s/seismic-us6000thl3

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