Biggest Earthquakes Near Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Amberley, Canterbury, New Zealand
7.8 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        2016-11-13 11:02:56 UTC
      
      at 11:02 
November 13, 2016 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -42.757, 173.077
        
        53.2 km from
  Amberley
    (33.2 miles)
    
Depth: 23 km
Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
7.4 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1931-02-02 22:46:52 UTC
      
      at 22:46 
February 02, 1931 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -39.659, 176.42
        
        36.2 km from
  Hastings
    (22.2 miles)
    
Depth: 35 km
Waiouru, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
7.3 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1931-02-13 01:27:27 UTC
      
      at 01:27 
February 13, 1931 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -39.482, 176.216
        
        47.2 km from
  Waiouru
    (29.2 miles)
    
Depth: 45 km
Westport, West Coast, New Zealand
7.3 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1929-06-16 22:47:30 UTC
      
      at 22:47 
June 16, 1929 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -41.982, 172.397
        
        70.2 km from
  Westport
    (43.2 miles)
    
Depth: 20 km
Foxton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
7.2 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1934-03-05 11:46:22 UTC
      
      at 11:46 
March 05, 1934 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -40.497, 175.171
        
        11.2 km from
  Foxton
    (7.2 miles)
    
Depth: 35 km
Westport, West Coast, New Zealand
7.2 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1968-05-23 17:24:18 UTC
      
      at 17:24 
May 23, 1968 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -41.659, 172.02
        
        36.2 km from
  Westport
    (22.2 miles)
    
Depth: 20 km
Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand
7.0 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1942-06-24 11:16:30 UTC
      
      at 11:16 
June 24, 1942 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -41.186, 175.868
        
        30.2 km from
  Masterton
    (19.2 miles)
    
Depth: 15 km
Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand
7.3 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        2021-03-04 13:27:36 UTC
      
      at 13:27 
March 04, 2021 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -37.563, 179.444
        
        178.2 km from
  Gisborne
    (111.2 miles)
    
E. Coast Of N. Island, New Zealand
Depth: 20 km
Oxford, Canterbury, New Zealand
7.0 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1929-03-09 10:50:30 UTC
      
      at 10:50 
March 09, 1929 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -42.968, 172.03
        
        38.2 km from
  Oxford
    (24.2 miles)
    
Depth: 20 km
Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
7.0 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1947-03-25 20:32:37 UTC
      
      at 20:32 
March 25, 1947 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -38.951, 177.562
        
        19.2 km from
  Wairoa
    (11.2 miles)
    
Depth: 165 km
Methven, Canterbury, New Zealand
7.0 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        2010-09-03 16:35:47 UTC
      
      at 16:35 
September 03, 2010 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -43.522, 171.83
        
        19.2 km from
  Methven
    (11.2 miles)
    
Depth: 12 km
Levin, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
6.8 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1942-08-01 12:34:06 UTC
      
      at 12:34 
August 01, 1942 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -40.718, 175.35
        
        11.2 km from
  Levin
    (7.2 miles)
    
Depth: 35 km
Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand
6.9 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1932-09-15 13:54:56 UTC
      
      at 13:54 
September 15, 1932 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -39.191, 178.081
        
        60.2 km from
  Gisborne
    (37.2 miles)
    
E. Coast Of N. Island, New Zealand
Depth: 15 km
Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand
7.1 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1995-02-05 22:51:05 UTC
      
      at 22:51 
February 05, 1995 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -37.759, 178.752
        
        118.2 km from
  Gisborne
    (73.2 miles)
    
E. Coast Of N. Island, New Zealand
Depth: 21 km
Te Anau, Southland, New Zealand
7.8 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        2009-07-15 09:22:29 UTC
      
      at 09:22 
July 15, 2009 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -45.762, 166.562
        
        97.2 km from
  Te Anau
    (60.2 miles)
    
W. Coast Of S. Island, New Zealand
Depth: 12 km
Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
6.7 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1921-06-28 13:58:43 UTC
      
      at 13:58 
June 28, 1921 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -39.682, 176.888
        
        5.2 km from
  Hastings
    (3.2 miles)
    
Depth: 25 km
Oxford, Canterbury, New Zealand
6.8 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1994-06-18 03:25:15 UTC
      
      at 03:25 
June 18, 1994 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -42.963, 171.658
        
        56.2 km from
  Oxford
    (35.2 miles)
    
Depth: 13 km
Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand
7.1 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        2016-09-01 16:37:57 UTC
      
      at 16:37 
September 01, 2016 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -37.401, 179.055
        
        167.2 km from
  Gisborne
    (104.2 miles)
    
E. Coast Of N. Island, New Zealand
Depth: 19 km
Castlepoint, Wellington, New Zealand
6.6 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1917-08-05 15:50:25 UTC
      
      at 15:50 
August 05, 1917 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -41.481, 176.437
        
        67.2 km from
  Castlepoint
    (41.2 miles)
    
Depth: 15 km
Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
6.5 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        2013-07-21 05:09:31 UTC
      
      at 05:09 
July 21, 2013 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -41.704, 174.337
        
        38.2 km from
  Blenheim
    (23.2 miles)
    
Depth: 17 km
Places Near Upper Hutt
- Cook Strait, New Zealand
- W. Coast Of N. Island, New Zealand
- North Island Of New Zealand
- E. Coast Of N. Island, New Zealand
- E. Coast Of S. Island, New Zealand
- South Island Of New Zealand
- W. Coast Of S. Island, New Zealand
- East Of North Island, New Zealand
- South Of Kermadec Islands
- Northwest Of New Zealand
- North Of New Zealand
- Auckland Islands, New Zealand