Recent Earthquakes Near Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand
Porirua has had: (M1.5 or greater)
- 0 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
- 0 earthquakes in the past 7 days
- 2 earthquakes in the past 30 days
- 24 earthquakes in the past 365 days
The largest earthquake in Porirua:
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
83.3 km from Seddon (51.8 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Foxton Beach, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
4.5 magnitude earthquake
2026-01-27 00:53:34
at 00:53
January 27, 2026 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -40.4450, 174.8270
76.5 km from Foxton Beach (47.5 miles)
Depth: 19.0 km
Castlepoint, Wellington Region, New Zealand
4.9 magnitude earthquake
2026-01-13 10:21:32
at 10:21
January 13, 2026 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -40.6860, 176.1390
119.4 km from Castlepoint (74.2 miles)
Depth: 22.0 km
Patea, Taranaki Region, New Zealand
5.0 magnitude earthquake
2026-01-08 19:29:37
at 19:29
January 08, 2026 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -39.8810, 174.5270
141.7 km from Patea (88.1 miles)
Depth: 115.0 km
Castlepoint, Wellington Region, New Zealand
4.5 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-25 18:16:50
at 18:16
December 25, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -40.6810, 176.1400
119.7 km from Castlepoint (74.4 miles)
Depth: 25.0 km
Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
4.0 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-15 12:05:08
at 12:05
December 15, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -40.4280, 175.8680
116.3 km from Palmerston North (72.2 miles)
Depth: 34.0 km
Castlepoint, Wellington Region, New Zealand
4.2 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-03 23:17:41
at 23:17
December 03, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -40.6260, 176.5620
154.9 km from Castlepoint (96.3 miles)
Depth: 20.0 km
Castlepoint, Wellington Region, New Zealand
4.5 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-03 22:47:12
at 22:47
December 03, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -40.5650, 176.3540
141.7 km from Castlepoint (88.0 miles)
Depth: 27.0 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
28.3 km from Brooklyn (17.6 miles)
Depth: 55.0 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
114.7 km from Takaka (71.3 miles)
Depth: 126.0 km
Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
4.3 magnitude earthquake
2025-09-10 13:44:15
at 13:44
September 10, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -40.5520, 175.8070
103.4 km from Palmerston North (64.2 miles)
Depth: 37.0 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
88.0 km from Picton (54.7 miles)
Depth: 77.0 km
Upper Hutt, Wellington Region, New Zealand
3.2 magnitude earthquake
2025-07-10 20:47:40
at 20:47
July 10, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -41.3100, 175.1650
32.9 km from Upper Hutt (20.4 miles)
Depth: 24.0 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
35.1 km from Porirua (21.8 miles)
Depth: 53.0 km
Patea, Taranaki Region, New Zealand
3.6 magnitude earthquake
2025-05-14 08:45:19
at 08:45
May 14, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -40.1710, 174.5130
110.6 km from Patea (68.7 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Levin, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
4.2 magnitude earthquake
2025-05-05 05:16:41
at 05:16
May 05, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -40.5490, 175.1300
69.1 km from Levin (42.9 miles)
Depth: 46.0 km
Patea, Taranaki Region, New Zealand
4.2 magnitude earthquake
2025-04-14 04:05:15
at 04:05
April 14, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -40.1360, 174.4290
116.3 km from Patea (72.3 miles)
Depth: 92.0 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
142.1 km from Brightwater (88.3 miles)
Depth: 69.0 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
100.8 km from Blenheim (62.7 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
37.2 km from Brooklyn (23.1 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
64.8 km from Picton (40.3 miles)
Depth: 87.0 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
173.5 km from Takaka (107.8 miles)
Depth: 225.0 km
4.5 magnitude earthquake
2025-02-14 17:07:59
at 17:07
February 14, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -39.8900, 174.9620
Depth: 73.0 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
133.1 km from Kaikoura (82.7 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
5.1 magnitude earthquake
2025-01-28 10:26:33
at 10:26
January 28, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -40.5910, 175.7890
99.5 km from Palmerston North (61.8 miles)
Depth: 44.0 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
116.4 km from Kaikoura (72.3 miles)
Depth: 36.0 km
4.4 magnitude earthquake
2024-12-20 09:20:12
at 09:20
December 20, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -39.9380, 175.1030
Depth: 63.0 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
87.6 km from Blenheim (54.4 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
40.7 km from Waipawa (25.3 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
51.7 km from Picton (32.1 miles)
Depth: 35.0 km
Castlepoint, Wellington Region, New Zealand
4.7 magnitude earthquake
2024-10-06 10:19:13
at 10:19
October 06, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -40.3180, 176.5810
172.0 km from Castlepoint (106.9 miles)
Depth: 21.0 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
38.6 km from Brooklyn (24.0 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
66.9 km from Blenheim (41.6 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
39.4 km from Paraparaumu (24.5 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
44.6 km from Brooklyn (27.7 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
5.6 km from Porirua (3.5 miles)
Depth: 35.0 km
Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
4.4 magnitude earthquake
2024-05-04 22:24:49
at 22:24
May 04, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -40.5270, 175.7840
103.6 km from Palmerston North (64.4 miles)
Depth: 34.0 km
Patea, Taranaki Region, New Zealand
4.7 magnitude earthquake
2024-04-30 07:23:25
at 07:23
April 30, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -40.2600, 174.2330
110.1 km from Patea (68.4 miles)
Depth: 106.0 km
Patea, Taranaki Region, New Zealand
4.3 magnitude earthquake
2024-04-26 08:34:11
at 08:34
April 26, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -40.2470, 174.1880
113.2 km from Patea (70.4 miles)
Depth: 88.0 km