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Biggest Earthquakes Near Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington, New Zealand 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
  • 22 earthquakes in the past 365 days

The largest earthquake in Wellington, 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
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
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
2010-09-03 16:35:47 UTC 7.0 magnitude, 12 km depth
Methven, Canterbury, New Zealand
1947-03-25 20:32:37 UTC 7.0 magnitude, 165 km depth
Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, 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
1994-06-18 03:25:15 UTC 6.8 magnitude, 13 km depth
Oxford, Canterbury, New Zealand
1942-08-01 12:34:06 UTC 6.8 magnitude, 35 km depth
Levin, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
1921-06-28 13:58:43 UTC 6.7 magnitude, 25 km depth
Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
2007-12-20 07:55:15 UTC 6.6 magnitude, 20 km depth
Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand
1917-08-05 15:50:25 UTC 6.6 magnitude, 15 km depth
Castlepoint, Wellington, New Zealand
2013-07-21 05:09:31 UTC 6.5 magnitude, 17 km depth
Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
2013-08-16 02:31:05 UTC 6.5 magnitude, 8 km depth
Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
1995-02-10 01:45:03 UTC 6.5 magnitude, 28 km depth
Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand
1987-03-02 01:42:34 UTC 6.5 magnitude, 19 km depth
Edgecumbe, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
1987-03-02 01:42:00 UTC 6.5 magnitude, 6 km depth
Edgecumbe, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
1956-12-28 14:24:34 UTC 6.5 magnitude, 35 km depth
Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand
1946-06-26 12:34:36 UTC 6.5 magnitude, 15 km depth
Methven, Canterbury, New Zealand
1948-05-22 19:21:28 UTC 6.5 magnitude, 15 km depth
Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand
2016-11-13 11:32:07 UTC 6.5 magnitude, 10 km depth
Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand
2016-11-14 00:34:22 UTC 6.5 magnitude, 10 km depth
Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand
1993-08-10 09:46:35 UTC 6.4 magnitude, 14 km depth
Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand
1990-05-13 04:23:09 UTC 6.4 magnitude, 20 km depth
Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
1961-12-27 23:48:03 UTC 6.4 magnitude, 20 km depth
Waipawa, Wellington, New Zealand

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