An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted off east coast of North Island, New Zealand at 0835 GMT (4.35pm Malaysian time) today, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said ― AFP pic Stay updated on the latest news and insights. Subscribe to our newsletter here Summary An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 struck off the east coast of North Island, New Zealand, at 0835 GMT today, according to the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, as reported by Xinhua.The epicenter was located at a depth of 10 kilometers, with coordinates of 37.82 degrees south latitude and 178.59 degrees east longitude. First Published: Sunday, 02 Aug 2026 6:10 PM MYT BEIJING, Aug 2 — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted off east coast of North Island, New Zealand at 0835 GMT (4.35pm Malaysian time) today, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said, reported Xinhua.The epicentre, with a depth of 10.0 kilometres, was initially determined to be at a latitude of 37.82 degrees south and a longitude of 178.59 degrees east. — Bernama-Xinhua