Biggest Earthquakes Near New Zealand

New Zealand has had: (M1.5 or greater)

  • 1 earthquake in the past 24 hours
  • 2 earthquakes in the past 7 days
  • 11 earthquakes in the past 30 days
  • 65 earthquakes in the past 365 days

The largest earthquake in New Zealand:

1989-05-23 10:54:46 UTC 8.2 magnitude, 10 km depth
Bluff, Southland, New Zealand
1917-05-01 18:26:20 UTC 8.2 magnitude, 15 km depth
Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
2004-12-23 14:59:04 UTC 8.1 magnitude, 10 km depth
Riverton, Southland, New Zealand
2009-07-15 09:22:29 UTC 7.8 magnitude, 12 km depth
Te Anau, Southland, New Zealand
2016-11-13 11:02:56 UTC 7.8 magnitude, 23 km depth
Amberley, Canterbury, New Zealand
1981-05-25 05:25:14 UTC 7.6 magnitude, 33 km depth
Bluff, Southland, New Zealand
1945-09-01 22:44:11 UTC 7.5 magnitude, 20 km depth
Riverton, Southland, New Zealand
1979-10-12 10:25:22 UTC 7.4 magnitude, 33 km depth
Riverton, Southland, New Zealand
1931-02-02 22:46:52 UTC 7.4 magnitude, 35 km depth
Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
1929-06-16 22:47:30 UTC 7.3 magnitude, 20 km depth
Westport, West Coast, New Zealand
1931-02-13 01:27:27 UTC 7.3 magnitude, 45 km depth
Waiouru, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
2021-03-04 13:27:36 UTC 7.3 magnitude, 20 km depth
Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand
2003-08-21 12:12:49 UTC 7.2 magnitude, 28 km depth
Te Anau, Southland, New Zealand
1968-05-23 17:24:18 UTC 7.2 magnitude, 20 km depth
Westport, West Coast, New Zealand
1934-03-05 11:46:22 UTC 7.2 magnitude, 35 km depth
Foxton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
2001-08-21 06:52:06 UTC 7.1 magnitude, 33 km depth
Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand
2004-11-22 20:26:23 UTC 7.1 magnitude, 10 km depth
Riverton, Southland, New Zealand
1995-02-05 22:51:05 UTC 7.1 magnitude, 21 km depth
Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand
2016-09-01 16:37:57 UTC 7.1 magnitude, 19 km depth
Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand
2010-09-03 16:35:47 UTC 7.0 magnitude, 12 km depth
Methven, Canterbury, New Zealand
1993-08-10 00:51:53 UTC 7.0 magnitude, 28 km depth
Te Anau, Southland, New Zealand
1947-03-25 20:32:37 UTC 7.0 magnitude, 165 km depth
Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
1938-12-16 17:21:23 UTC 7.0 magnitude, 15 km depth
Te Anau, Southland, New Zealand
1942-06-24 11:16:30 UTC 7.0 magnitude, 15 km depth
Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand
1929-03-09 10:50:30 UTC 7.0 magnitude, 20 km depth
Oxford, Canterbury, New Zealand
1932-09-15 13:54:56 UTC 6.9 magnitude, 15 km depth
Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand
2007-10-15 12:29:34 UTC 6.8 magnitude, 18 km depth
Te Anau, Southland, New Zealand
1994-06-18 03:25:15 UTC 6.8 magnitude, 13 km depth
Oxford, Canterbury, New Zealand
1984-12-30 21:36:56 UTC 6.8 magnitude, 39 km depth
Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
1970-01-08 17:12:41 UTC 6.8 magnitude, 199 km depth
Whitianga, Waikato, New Zealand

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