Seismic event — 43 km SSE of Otorohanga, New Zealand

Seismic·● resolved·Tier 3 · sober·7d active

Level6.9/ 10

Signals

MagnitudeM5.3
Other M5.0+ in 24h1

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Monitoring Room, "Seismic event — 43 km SSE of Otorohanga, New Zealand", situation page, level 6.9/10 (Monitoring Room's 0–10 severity score), as of 2026-10-15 05:25 UTC, source: USGS. https://monitoringroom.com/s/seismic-us6000u2ev

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