Recent Earthquakes Near Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand
Kaikoura has had: (M1.5 or greater)
- 0 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
- 0 earthquakes in the past 7 days
- 1 earthquake in the past 30 days
- 14 earthquakes in the past 365 days
The largest earthquake in Kaikoura:
Seddon, Marlborough, New Zealand
4.3 magnitude earthquake
2026-02-03 23:35:30
at 23:35
February 03, 2026 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -41.7410, 174.2650
89.2 km from Seddon (55.4 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Brooklyn, Wellington Region, New Zealand
4.5 magnitude earthquake
2025-11-06 08:09:54
at 08:09
November 06, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -41.2680, 174.5630
147.0 km from Brooklyn (91.4 miles)
Depth: 55.0 km
Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand
4.1 magnitude earthquake
2025-11-01 00:47:37
at 00:47
November 01, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -42.6500, 172.0070
140.1 km from Greymouth (87.1 miles)
Depth: 14.0 km
Takaka, Tasman District, New Zealand
4.3 magnitude earthquake
2025-09-23 23:23:39
at 23:23
September 23, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -40.6320, 173.6600
198.2 km from Takaka (123.2 miles)
Depth: 126.0 km
4.2 magnitude earthquake
2025-09-08 03:50:05
at 03:50
September 08, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -41.1810, 172.5710
Depth: 6.0 km
Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand
4.9 magnitude earthquake
2025-08-30 11:31:28
at 11:31
August 30, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -41.0400, 173.8100
153.3 km from Picton (95.2 miles)
Depth: 77.0 km
Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand
4.4 magnitude earthquake
2025-06-24 12:19:20
at 12:19
June 24, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -40.9810, 174.4840
172.8 km from Porirua (107.4 miles)
Depth: 53.0 km
Brightwater, Tasman District, New Zealand
4.1 magnitude earthquake
2025-04-06 21:49:02
at 21:49
April 06, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -41.6350, 173.2870
92.8 km from Brightwater (57.7 miles)
Depth: 69.0 km
Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand
4.0 magnitude earthquake
2025-03-28 18:12:22
at 18:12
March 28, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -42.1340, 172.8420
76.2 km from Kaikoura (47.3 miles)
Depth: 76.0 km
Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
4.9 magnitude earthquake
2025-03-20 19:24:54
at 19:24
March 20, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -41.8370, 174.0870
72.5 km from Blenheim (45.1 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Brooklyn, Wellington Region, New Zealand
4.4 magnitude earthquake
2025-03-07 18:24:50
at 18:24
March 07, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -41.4660, 174.7970
140.3 km from Brooklyn (87.2 miles)
Depth: 29.0 km
Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand
4.5 magnitude earthquake
2025-03-06 13:20:54
at 13:20
March 06, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -40.7770, 174.2400
187.9 km from Picton (116.8 miles)
Depth: 87.0 km
Amberley, Canterbury, New Zealand
4.5 magnitude earthquake
2025-03-05 17:45:28
at 17:45
March 05, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -42.9260, 172.3840
120.6 km from Amberley (74.9 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Takaka, Tasman District, New Zealand
4.0 magnitude earthquake
2025-03-04 02:53:46
at 02:53
March 04, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -40.9010, 172.8100
183.4 km from Takaka (114.0 miles)
Depth: 225.0 km
Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand
4.7 magnitude earthquake
2025-02-01 09:26:40
at 09:26
February 01, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -42.3300, 174.9440
104.3 km from Kaikoura (64.8 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand
4.4 magnitude earthquake
2025-01-25 21:20:56
at 21:20
January 25, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -42.0850, 174.2650
60.5 km from Kaikoura (37.6 miles)
Depth: 36.0 km
Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
4.5 magnitude earthquake
2024-12-17 04:39:34
at 04:39
December 17, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -41.8380, 174.3800
86.3 km from Blenheim (53.6 miles)
Depth: 25.0 km
Waipawa, Wellington Region, New Zealand
3.6 magnitude earthquake
2024-12-14 17:32:49
at 17:32
December 14, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -41.3820, 175.2070
170.9 km from Waipawa (106.2 miles)
Depth: 19.0 km
Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand
4.3 magnitude earthquake
2024-11-04 02:58:35
at 02:58
November 04, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -41.3030, 174.2760
133.1 km from Picton (82.7 miles)
Depth: 35.0 km
Brooklyn, Wellington Region, New Zealand
5.1 magnitude earthquake
2024-10-05 16:08:54
at 16:08
October 05, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -41.2980, 174.4440
139.4 km from Brooklyn (86.6 miles)
Depth: 45.0 km
Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
4.7 magnitude earthquake
2024-10-01 04:49:40
at 04:49
October 01, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -41.5730, 174.3040
106.9 km from Blenheim (66.4 miles)
Depth: 18.0 km
Paraparaumu, Wellington Region, New Zealand
3.5 magnitude earthquake
2024-09-02 08:02:48
at 08:02
September 02, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -40.8210, 174.6280
193.9 km from Paraparaumu (120.5 miles)
Depth: 71.0 km
Brooklyn, Wellington Region, New Zealand
4.4 magnitude earthquake
2024-08-05 11:38:36
at 11:38
August 05, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -41.5240, 174.7260
131.5 km from Brooklyn (81.7 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand
4.3 magnitude earthquake
2024-05-22 13:36:32
at 13:36
May 22, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -41.1830, 174.8380
167.3 km from Porirua (103.9 miles)
Depth: 35.0 km
Kelburn, Wellington Region, New Zealand
4.1 magnitude earthquake
2024-03-16 01:58:55
at 01:58
March 16, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -41.0890, 174.4090
159.3 km from Kelburn (99.0 miles)
Depth: 59.0 km
Upper Hutt, Wellington Region, New Zealand
4.2 magnitude earthquake
2024-02-28 16:18:55
at 16:18
February 28, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -41.1570, 175.1840
187.5 km from Upper Hutt (116.5 miles)
Depth: 26.0 km
Westport, West Coast, New Zealand
4.2 magnitude earthquake
2024-02-13 12:15:28
at 12:15
February 13, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -41.5370, 172.1790
158.4 km from Westport (98.4 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Brooklyn, Wellington Region, New Zealand
4.1 magnitude earthquake
2024-01-20 04:25:33
at 04:25
January 20, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -41.5910, 174.5190
114.9 km from Brooklyn (71.4 miles)
Depth: 18.0 km
Amberley, Canterbury, New Zealand
4.2 magnitude earthquake
2023-12-08 20:30:15
at 20:30
December 08, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -42.8570, 172.8630
83.2 km from Amberley (51.7 miles)
Depth: 19.0 km
Paraparaumu, Wellington Region, New Zealand
4.1 magnitude earthquake
2023-11-15 05:40:41
at 05:40
November 15, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -40.8940, 174.7140
189.7 km from Paraparaumu (117.9 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
3.8 magnitude earthquake
2023-10-30 02:44:16
at 02:44
October 30, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -41.8400, 174.4350
89.3 km from Blenheim (55.5 miles)
Depth: 24.0 km
Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand
4.1 magnitude earthquake
2023-10-23 22:07:45
at 22:07
October 23, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -41.0490, 174.1760
157.3 km from Picton (97.8 miles)
Depth: 58.0 km
Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand
4.4 magnitude earthquake
2023-10-23 09:09:03
at 09:09
October 23, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -42.7150, 171.7290
163.9 km from Greymouth (101.8 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Takaka, Tasman District, New Zealand
4.2 magnitude earthquake
2023-09-27 10:56:41
at 10:56
September 27, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -40.7760, 172.7530
198.0 km from Takaka (123.1 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Methven, Canterbury, New Zealand
5.6 magnitude earthquake
2023-09-19 21:14:49
at 21:14
September 19, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -43.7060, 171.1180
253.4 km from Methven (157.4 miles)
Depth: 11.0 km
Paraparaumu, Wellington Region, New Zealand
4.3 magnitude earthquake
2023-07-30 10:41:08
at 10:41
July 30, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -40.9430, 174.8680
191.1 km from Paraparaumu (118.7 miles)
Depth: 53.0 km
Wakefield, Tasman District, New Zealand
4.2 magnitude earthquake
2023-07-06 07:47:13
at 07:47
July 06, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -41.4400, 172.8690
127.8 km from Wakefield (79.4 miles)
Depth: 113.0 km
Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand
4.2 magnitude earthquake
2023-05-16 20:39:16
at 20:39
May 16, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -42.6010, 171.8260
154.0 km from Greymouth (95.7 miles)
Depth: 15.0 km
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
4.6 magnitude earthquake
2023-04-20 19:37:35
at 19:37
April 20, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -43.4950, 172.7780
140.7 km from Christchurch (87.5 miles)
Depth: 15.0 km
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
4.5 magnitude earthquake
2023-03-18 00:42:04
at 00:42
March 18, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -43.7600, 172.9250
161.5 km from Christchurch (100.4 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km