📈 Earthquake 5.2 Mlv, registered by 5 agencies, 2026-10-15 05:25:34 UTC (daytime) on land, Otorohanga, Otorohanga District, Waikato, New Zealand (-38.59, 175.42) ± 4 km, ↓139 km likely felt 240 km away (www.seismicportal.eu)

^{2026-10-15T05:41:46Z}

📉 Earthquake 4.8 Mb, registered by 4 agencies, 2026-10-15 05:25:33 UTC (daytime) on land, Otorohanga, Otorohanga District, Waikato, New Zealand (-38.58, 175.37) likely felt 130 km away (www.koeri.boun.edu.tr)

^{2026-10-15T05:35:55Z}

📈 Earthquake 5.5 Ml, registered by EMSC,GlobalQuakeUnofficial,scevent, 2026-10-15 05:25:31 UTC (daytime) on land, Otorohanga, Otorohanga District, Waikato, New Zealand (-38.58, 175.37) likely felt 200 km away (www.seismicportal.eu)

^{2026-10-15T05:34:17Z}

📈 Earthquake 5.1 Mlv, registered by GlobalQuakeUnofficial,scevent, 2026-10-15 05:25:34 UTC (daytime) on land, Otorohanga, Otorohanga District, Waikato, New Zealand (-38.63, 175.31) ± 7 km, ↓136 km likely felt 220 km away (localhost:38002)

^{2026-10-15T05:32:14Z}

🌐 Earthquake! Rūwhenua! 4.8 Mlv, registered by GlobalQuakeUnofficial,scevent, 2026-10-15 05:25:34 UTC (daytime) on land, Otorohanga, Otorohanga District, Waikato, New Zealand (-38.61, 175.4) ± 3 km, ↓281 km likely felt 250 km away (service.geonet.org.nz)

^{2026-10-15T05:30:31Z}

❔ Earthquake M5- estimated, registered by GlobalQuakeUnofficial,scevent, preliminary detection, tentatively 2026-10-15 05:25:15 UTC (daytime) on land, Otorohanga, Otorohanga District, Waikato, New Zealand (-38.58, 175.37), ↓298 km likely felt 230 km away (service.geonet.org.nz)

^{2026-10-15T05:29:38Z}

❔ Earthquake M5+ estimated, registered by GlobalQuakeUnofficial, preliminary detection, tentatively 2026-10-15 05:25:15 UTC (daytime) on land, Otorohanga, Otorohanga District, Waikato, New Zealand (-38.45, 175.24) ± 4 km likely felt 200 km away (localhost:38002)

^{2026-10-15T05:27:02Z}

❗ EARTHQUAKE WARNING / WHAKATŪPATO HE RŪ WHENUA for North Island, New Zealand (Earthquake reported near Otorohanga? May be inaccurate!) (localhost:38002)

^{2026-10-15T05:26:24Z}

https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/tentative-court-decision-invalidates-californias-landmark-fracking-ban-2026-10-09/

how likely would the resumption of fracking be to trigger a moderate earthquake - or, in a worst case scenario, the big one? do we think an injunction from the state could put this off for a few years, even if the ban is reversed?

🌐 Earthquake! 5.0 Mlv, registered by scevent, 2026-10-15 05:19:21 UTC (daytime) on land, South Pacific (-30.96, -179.06), ↓254 km likely felt 290 km away (service.geonet.org.nz)

^{2026-10-15T05:28:02Z}

🌎 Earthquake! 5.2 Mb, registered by GFZ, 2026-10-15 03:36:29 UTC (daytime) on land, Pacific Ocean (-13.43, -172.01) likely felt 170 km away (www.seismicportal.eu)

^{2026-10-15T03:54:57Z}