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M4.2 Earthquake near Pahiatua New Zealand

ActiveLow severityPahiatua, New Zealand
Reported
2026-10-12 06:52 UTC(9 hours ago)
Last update
2026-10-12 14:26 UTC(2 hours ago)
Nearby cameras
1(nearest 37 km)
Data sources
USGS

What’s happening

Earthquake reported at 25 km SSE of Pahiatua, New Zealand. 1 public live camera in the TubeTraveler directory sits within 37 km of it.

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake was recorded near 25 km SSE of Pahiatua, New Zealand on 2026-10-12 at 06:52 UTC. Reported focal depth is approximately 32 km. All figures above come directly from the agencies credited at the bottom of this page and can change as they publish updates.

Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
32 km

Where it is

The reported location is 25 km SSE of Pahiatua, New Zealand. Coordinates are -40.677, 175.900 — the single point agencies use to summarise the event, not the boundary of the area involved. The event sits within New Zealand.

Nearby Live Cameras for M4.2 Earthquake near Pahiatua New Zealand

37 km from the reported event location · matched by location and camera category

Castlepoint Lighthouse

  • Castlepoint Lighthouse

    🇳🇿 Castlepoint Lighthouse, New Zealand

    Primary
    Distance
    37 km away
    Camera type
    🗼 Landmark
    Local time
    5:03 AM
    Weather
    🌤️ Mostly clear, 15°C
    Sunset
    06:32 UTC
    Live status
    Online at last check
    Last checked
    13 hours ago

    Matched by location and camera category — Castlepoint Lighthouse is about 37 km from the reported event location.

Nearby cameras may show general local conditions but may not show the event itself, damage, or emergency response activity.

Watch on the original YouTube channel (Castlepoint Lighthouse) →

Why these cameras were matched

TubeTraveler searched its public camera directory within 150 km of the reported location for this event type and found 1 camera with usable coordinates. The closest of them, Castlepoint Lighthouse in Castlepoint Lighthouse, is about 37 km away. Ranking also accounts for camera type — landmark views score higher for earthquake. Distance is measured from the coordinates the reporting agency published, so it describes proximity rather than line of sight.

What the cameras may show

Depending on the camera you open, you may be able to see conditions around a well-known landmark. What is visible changes with daylight, weather and where each camera happens to point.

What the cameras cannot confirm

A public live camera cannot confirm the scale of any damage, injuries, casualties or the condition of anyone involved, whether an official evacuation or alert is in force, anything happening outside the camera’s field of view, and the intensity of shaking at any particular address. There is also no guarantee that the event itself is visible from any of these cameras — a stream may be pointing elsewhere, be delayed, or be showing an ordinary day in a place that is otherwise affected.

Event location and nearby cameras

The circle marks the location reported by the source agency; squares mark public live cameras.

Update timeline

  1. 2026-10-12 14:30 UTC — Event first detected via USGS
  2. 2026-10-12 14:30 UTC — First live camera matched (1)

How this record was built

This record is built from data published by USGS Earthquake Hazards Program. Last data update: 2026-10-12 at 14:26 UTC. Cameras attached here are located in Castlepoint Lighthouse (New Zealand).

Information on this page can change as agencies publish updates. Read the methodology · Report an error on this page

Official sources