Epicentar zemljotresa bio je na Severnom ostrvu, na dubini od 280 kilometara i udaljen 95 kilometara od grada Hamiltona.
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A moderate magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 43 km SSE of Otorohanga, New Zealand. on Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 05:25:31 AM UTC. This intermediate focal depth (286.0 km depth) released energy equivalent to approximately 1.3 kt of TNT. #earthquake #newzeland #EarthquakeUpdate https://t.co/jp2BzgJ89r — Earthquake Alerts (@Earthquake2day) October 15, 2026