Yesterday: 6.2 magnitude earthquake near Kolovai, Tongatapu, Tonga

Recent Earthquakes Near New Zealand

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

  • 0 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
  • 0 earthquakes in the past 7 days
  • 3 earthquakes in the past 30 days
  • 73 earthquakes in the past 365 days

The largest earthquake in New Zealand:

2026-02-03 23:35:30 4.3 magnitude, 10.0 km depth
Seddon, Marlborough, New Zealand
2026-02-02 08:15:41 5.3 magnitude, 10.0 km depth
Tuatapere, Southland, New Zealand
2026-01-27 00:53:34 4.5 magnitude, 19.0 km depth
Foxton Beach, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
2026-01-13 10:21:32 4.9 magnitude, 22.0 km depth
Castlepoint, Wellington Region, New Zealand
2026-01-08 19:29:37 5.0 magnitude, 115.0 km depth
Patea, Taranaki Region, New Zealand
2026-01-08 10:20:15 4.4 magnitude, 214.0 km depth
Maketu, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
2025-12-25 18:16:50 4.5 magnitude, 25.0 km depth
Castlepoint, Wellington Region, New Zealand
2025-12-15 12:05:08 4.0 magnitude, 34.0 km depth
Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
2025-12-03 23:17:41 4.2 magnitude, 20.0 km depth
Castlepoint, Wellington Region, New Zealand
2025-12-03 22:47:12 4.5 magnitude, 27.0 km depth
Castlepoint, Wellington Region, New Zealand
2025-11-21 06:50:49 3.6 magnitude, 10.0 km depth
Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand
2025-11-10 18:51:32 4.6 magnitude, 236.0 km depth
Turangi, Waikato Region, New Zealand
2025-11-06 08:09:54 4.5 magnitude, 55.0 km depth
Brooklyn, Wellington Region, New Zealand
2025-11-03 23:34:07 4.2 magnitude, 174.0 km depth
Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
2025-11-01 00:47:37 4.1 magnitude, 14.0 km depth
Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand
2025-10-26 12:08:40 4.2 magnitude, 35.0 km depth
Hastings, Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand
2025-10-21 16:42:10 4.5 magnitude, 281.0 km depth
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
2025-10-16 01:08:03 2.6 magnitude, 10.0 km depth
Prebbleton, Canterbury, New Zealand
2025-10-02 18:15:45 4.1 magnitude, 150.0 km depth
Taupo, Waikato Region, New Zealand
2025-09-23 23:23:39 4.3 magnitude, 126.0 km depth
Takaka, Tasman District, New Zealand
2025-09-22 15:51:40 4.2 magnitude, 201.0 km depth
Maketu, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
2025-09-10 13:44:15 4.3 magnitude, 37.0 km depth
Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
2025-09-08 03:50:05 4.2 magnitude, 6.0 km depth
2025-09-06 19:55:05 5.1 magnitude, 38.0 km depth
Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
2025-09-02 22:49:12 4.3 magnitude, 62.0 km depth
Riverton, Southland, New Zealand
2025-08-30 11:31:28 4.9 magnitude, 77.0 km depth
Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand
2025-08-30 10:30:07 3.0 magnitude, 15.0 km depth
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
2025-08-13 05:53:12 4.9 magnitude, 38.0 km depth
Hastings, Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand
2025-08-11 12:20:34 4.9 magnitude, 111.0 km depth
Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
2025-08-05 04:56:40 4.2 magnitude, 148.0 km depth
Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

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