Magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits east coast of North Island in New Zealand

WELLINGTON, 2nd August, 2026 (WAM) -- An earthquake ​measuring magnitude ‌5.9 struck off ​the east ​coast of New ⁠Zealand's ​North Island ​on Sunday, the German ​Research ​Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) ‌said.

The earthquake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres, ​according ​to ⁠GFZ.