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Earthquakes in New Zealand: live activity, map and history

Explore recent and historical earthquakes in New Zealand, with live USGS-derived data, magnitude and depth statistics, regional hubs and an interactive globe.

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Events4539
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30 days10
12 months117
LargestM 8.1
avg_depth46.8 km
Quake Pulse Activity Index

New Zealand

A high index means recent activity is high relative to the selected historical baseline. It does not mean that a larger earthquake is about to occur.

Quake Pulse Activity Index56/100Normal
Current 30 days11
Historical monthly median10.5
Historical percentileP56
M5+ in 30 days4
M6+ in 30 days0
Activity trendaround the historical range (+5%)
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Country snapshot

A compact comparison of recent activity using pre-calculated periods.

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Last 7 days1M4.5+ 1 · M6+ 0Max M 4.7
Last 30 days10M4.5+ 8 · M6+ 0Max M 5.0
Last 365 days117M4.5+ 111 · M6+ 2Max M 6.1
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Recent activity vs baseline

Counts describe detected earthquakes and are not a forecast or hazard assessment.

M4.5+ · 30d8
Monthly reference9.3
Relative activity×0.9
Historical maximumM 8.1

Strongest in 30 days : M 5.0 · 6 km E of Inglewood, New Zealand

Recent earthquakes — New Zealand

30 days · Times shown in UTC.

10 events

Seismic activity

New Zealand · 30 days

Magnitude distribution

New Zealand · 30 days

Country activity: New Zealand

Quake Pulse groups events assigned to New Zealand from coordinate-based country boundaries, with a cautious text fallback for offshore events. The page combines recent activity with the historical catalogue so a short-lived sequence can be read in context.

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Reference localities

Locality hubs are inferred from recurring USGS reference-place descriptions.

Gisborne422 USGS referencesOpotiki258 USGS referencesTe Anau232 USGS referencesBlenheim188 USGS referencesRiverton98 USGS referencesTairua66 USGS referencesMaketu63 USGS referencesAmberley51 USGS referencesHicks Bay44 USGS referencesCastlepoint44 USGS referencesChristchurch44 USGS referencesTurangi34 USGS referencesTaupo34 USGS referencesTokoroa24 USGS referencesWanaka23 USGS referencesWakefield21 USGS references

Recent local earthquakes

Times shown in UTC.

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 4.7Kermadec Islands, New Zealand71.2 km2026-10-06 22:12:46 UTCView event →
M 5.06 km E of Inglewood, New Zealand10.0 km2026-10-02 13:57:15 UTCView event →
M 4.7149 km NE of Hicks Bay, New Zealand10.0 km2026-09-28 06:37:56 UTCView event →
M 4.128 km NNE of Whakatane, New Zealand153.5 km2026-09-27 20:49:20 UTCView event →
M 4.24 km NNE of Mangatainoka, New Zealand48.5 km2026-09-27 10:32:01 UTCView event →
M 4.9Kermadec Islands, New Zealand48.8 km2026-09-24 22:22:59 UTCView event →
M 4.9Kermadec Islands, New Zealand35.0 km2026-09-24 11:08:24 UTCView event →
M 4.7156 km NNW of Hicks Bay, New Zealand213.0 km2026-09-21 04:28:40 UTCView event →
M 4.9Kermadec Islands, New Zealand35.0 km2026-09-16 20:03:35 UTCView event →
M 4.969 km SSW of Patea, New Zealand97.6 km2026-09-14 22:44:47 UTCView event →
M 3.912 km N of Rahotu, New Zealand10.1 km2026-09-05 18:46:09 UTCView event →
M 4.8Kermadec Islands, New Zealand33.6 km2026-09-05 01:41:01 UTCView event →
M 4.632 km NW of Raumati Beach, New Zealand50.6 km2026-09-04 18:34:01 UTCView event →
M 5.270 km NNW of Arthurs Point, New Zealand10.0 km2026-09-02 06:57:12 UTCView event →
M 5.366 km NNW of Arthurs Point, New Zealand10.0 km2026-09-02 06:13:33 UTCView event →
M 4.5109 km NW of Hicks Bay, New Zealand180.1 km2026-08-30 22:08:03 UTCView event →
M 5.8Kermadec Islands, New Zealand35.0 km2026-08-30 09:02:09 UTCView event →
M 4.392 km NW of Arthurs Point, New Zealand10.0 km2026-08-25 12:26:29 UTCView event →
M 4.643 km WNW of Turangi, New Zealand177.4 km2026-08-17 05:18:41 UTCView event →
M 4.311 km W of Edgecumbe, New Zealand10.0 km2026-08-11 06:25:09 UTCView event →
M 4.846 km WNW of Hicks Bay, New Zealand71.2 km2026-08-10 07:17:28 UTCView event →
M 4.8Kermadec Islands, New Zealand100.9 km2026-08-08 08:40:42 UTCView event →
M 4.5off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand42.7 km2026-08-08 05:13:33 UTCView event →
M 4.4Kermadec Islands, New Zealand48.9 km2026-08-07 09:09:50 UTCView event →
M 4.6Kermadec Islands, New Zealand10.0 km2026-08-06 23:24:46 UTCView event →
M 4.868 km NE of Mangapapa, New Zealand16.6 km2026-08-06 21:17:27 UTCView event →
M 5.0Auckland Islands, New Zealand region13.3 km2026-08-05 06:44:22 UTCView event →
M 5.612 km W of Hicks Bay, New Zealand53.4 km2026-08-02 08:35:27 UTCView event →
M 4.841 km NW of Te Anau, New Zealand117.3 km2026-08-01 03:23:55 UTCView event →
M 4.9Kermadec Islands, New Zealand56.1 km2026-07-25 21:39:01 UTCView event →
M 4.6Kermadec Islands, New Zealand10.0 km2026-07-25 01:02:58 UTCView event →
M 5.748 km W of Turangi, New Zealand10.0 km2026-07-24 16:51:37 UTCView event →
M 5.1Kermadec Islands, New Zealand22.1 km2026-07-22 21:02:55 UTCView event →
M 4.9Kermadec Islands, New Zealand35.0 km2026-07-22 20:07:27 UTCView event →
M 4.9Kermadec Islands, New Zealand35.0 km2026-07-22 15:45:47 UTCView event →
M 4.9Kermadec Islands, New Zealand41.5 km2026-07-22 15:39:23 UTCView event →
M 4.66 km NNE of Mangapapa, New Zealand16.6 km2026-07-17 22:04:10 UTCView event →
M 5.943 km NNW of Te Anau, New Zealand68.0 km2026-07-16 09:14:53 UTCView event →
M 4.9146 km ENE of Hicks Bay, New Zealand10.0 km2026-07-16 08:57:58 UTCView event →
M 4.554 km E of Hanmer Springs, New Zealand29.3 km2026-07-12 16:31:08 UTCView event →
M 4.6Kermadec Islands, New Zealand99.1 km2026-07-11 03:33:14 UTCView event →
M 4.987 km WNW of Hicks Bay, New Zealand121.9 km2026-07-07 20:33:15 UTCView event →
M 5.1Kermadec Islands, New Zealand74.1 km2026-06-21 23:14:45 UTCView event →
M 6.0Auckland Islands, New Zealand region10.0 km2026-06-10 00:44:20 UTCView event →
M 4.548 km S of Hokitika, New Zealand6.1 km2026-06-08 13:19:05 UTCView event →
M 4.528 km W of Titahi Bay, New Zealand68.5 km2026-06-02 06:38:08 UTCView event →
M 5.0Kermadec Islands, New Zealand107.6 km2026-05-31 19:15:39 UTCView event →
M 4.542 km SE of Witherlea, New Zealand14.6 km2026-05-29 22:56:30 UTCView event →
M 4.6208 km SSE of Waipawa, New Zealand10.0 km2026-05-27 20:46:55 UTCView event →
M 4.698 km ESE of Hicks Bay, New Zealand10.0 km2026-05-23 15:25:37 UTCView event →
M 4.5139 km SE of Wainui, New Zealand10.0 km2026-05-17 03:20:37 UTCView event →
M 4.7Kermadec Islands, New Zealand35.0 km2026-05-16 08:25:48 UTCView event →
M 4.962 km WNW of Turangi, New Zealand227.2 km2026-05-09 21:52:46 UTCView event →
M 4.7100 km ENE of Pauanui, New Zealand10.0 km2026-05-08 23:45:13 UTCView event →
M 4.6104 km ENE of Pauanui, New Zealand10.0 km2026-05-08 17:54:47 UTCView event →
M 4.7126 km NW of Hicks Bay, New Zealand10.0 km2026-05-06 07:40:09 UTCView event →
M 4.5125 km ENE of Pauanui, New Zealand10.0 km2026-05-05 12:31:08 UTCView event →
M 4.5136 km ENE of Pauanui, New Zealand10.0 km2026-05-05 09:37:39 UTCView event →
M 4.5127 km ENE of Pauanui, New Zealand10.0 km2026-05-05 08:49:37 UTCView event →
M 4.9136 km NW of Hicks Bay, New Zealand10.0 km2026-05-05 08:43:45 UTCView event →
M 5.8126 km ENE of Pauanui, New Zealand7.0 km2026-05-05 08:00:42 UTCView event →
M 5.017 km NNW of Hicks Bay, New Zealand44.5 km2026-05-02 21:19:13 UTCView event →
M 4.6east of the North Island of New Zealand10.0 km2026-04-26 06:39:30 UTCView event →
M 4.9Kermadec Islands, New Zealand56.5 km2026-04-25 23:35:18 UTCView event →
M 4.9Kermadec Islands, New Zealand68.8 km2026-04-10 08:17:16 UTCView event →
M 5.1258 km N of Hicks Bay, New Zealand10.0 km2026-04-04 08:12:52 UTCView event →
M 4.8241 km NNE of Hicks Bay, New Zealand95.7 km2026-04-01 23:00:52 UTCView event →
M 5.8Kermadec Islands, New Zealand195.0 km2026-03-31 19:24:55 UTCView event →
M 4.8Kermadec Islands, New Zealand52.8 km2026-03-30 15:22:34 UTCView event →
M 4.6Kermadec Islands, New Zealand59.0 km2026-03-26 05:09:19 UTCView event →
M 4.7Kermadec Islands, New Zealand35.0 km2026-03-25 18:14:52 UTCView event →
M 4.9off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand61.6 km2026-03-22 17:06:35 UTCView event →
M 5.0Kermadec Islands, New Zealand10.0 km2026-03-21 10:25:58 UTCView event →
M 4.7Kermadec Islands, New Zealand117.5 km2026-03-12 00:12:09 UTCView event →
M 4.5Kermadec Islands, New Zealand10.0 km2026-03-08 11:36:11 UTCView event →
M 5.3Kermadec Islands, New Zealand54.3 km2026-03-06 15:17:47 UTCView event →
M 5.3299 km SSW of Bluff, New Zealand10.0 km2026-03-03 11:55:07 UTCView event →
M 4.9Kermadec Islands, New Zealand141.2 km2026-03-02 19:23:10 UTCView event →
M 4.9132 km W of Riverton, New Zealand35.0 km2026-02-21 23:55:04 UTCView event →
M 4.6Kermadec Islands, New Zealand35.0 km2026-02-18 00:35:57 UTCView event →
M 4.543 km WNW of Raumati Beach, New Zealand77.2 km2026-02-16 08:04:26 UTCView event →
M 6.1Kermadec Islands, New Zealand167.0 km2026-02-04 10:39:28 UTCView event →
M 5.3198 km W of Riverton, New Zealand10.0 km2026-02-02 08:15:42 UTCView event →
M 5.2Kermadec Islands, New Zealand35.0 km2026-01-30 01:28:02 UTCView event →
M 4.7Kermadec Islands, New Zealand56.3 km2026-01-27 09:18:37 UTCView event →
M 4.630 km W of Foxton Beach, New Zealand41.0 km2026-01-27 00:53:36 UTCView event →
M 5.2Kermadec Islands, New Zealand10.0 km2026-01-26 23:32:52 UTCView event →
M 4.7Kermadec Islands, New Zealand35.0 km2026-01-26 17:27:01 UTCView event →
M 4.5Kermadec Islands, New Zealand35.0 km2026-01-26 16:48:47 UTCView event →
M 4.9Kermadec Islands, New Zealand10.0 km2026-01-26 16:29:36 UTCView event →
M 5.5Kermadec Islands, New Zealand18.1 km2026-01-26 11:25:47 UTCView event →
M 5.3290 km SW of Riverton, New Zealand26.7 km2026-01-18 16:45:11 UTCView event →
M 4.9Kermadec Islands, New Zealand180.3 km2026-01-17 03:34:15 UTCView event →
M 4.6223 km NNE of Hicks Bay, New Zealand10.0 km2026-01-15 21:33:20 UTCView event →
M 4.7Kermadec Islands, New Zealand59.7 km2026-01-13 13:13:48 UTCView event →
M 4.5east of the North Island of New Zealand19.4 km2026-01-11 10:07:53 UTCView event →
M 5.016 km SE of Patea, New Zealand122.6 km2026-01-08 19:29:37 UTCView event →
M 4.5Kermadec Islands, New Zealand35.0 km2026-01-06 14:17:41 UTCView event →
M 4.525 km NNW of Castlepoint, New Zealand26.1 km2025-12-25 18:16:50 UTCView event →
M 4.6Kermadec Islands, New Zealand10.0 km2025-12-22 19:16:04 UTCView event →
M 4.7Kermadec Islands, New Zealand10.0 km2025-12-19 13:29:03 UTCView event →
M 4.7Kermadec Islands, New Zealand10.0 km2025-12-06 05:07:19 UTCView event →
M 4.532 km ESE of Mangatainoka, New Zealand19.7 km2025-12-03 22:47:13 UTCView event →
M 4.7Auckland Islands, New Zealand region10.0 km2025-11-26 07:07:20 UTCView event →
M 4.8Kermadec Islands, New Zealand90.4 km2025-11-19 14:40:29 UTCView event →
M 4.8Kermadec Islands, New Zealand75.2 km2025-11-18 00:55:08 UTCView event →
M 4.5Kermadec Islands, New Zealand10.0 km2025-11-13 21:45:56 UTCView event →
M 4.658 km WNW of Turangi, New Zealand234.8 km2025-11-10 18:51:32 UTCView event →
M 4.7Kermadec Islands, New Zealand32.3 km2025-11-08 01:03:15 UTCView event →
M 4.512 km W of Karori, New Zealand43.3 km2025-11-06 08:09:54 UTCView event →
M 4.7269 km WSW of Riverton, New Zealand10.0 km2025-10-29 07:20:26 UTCView event →
M 4.5Kermadec Islands, New Zealand106.9 km2025-10-29 05:16:04 UTCView event →
M 5.0290 km NE of Hicks Bay, New Zealand10.0 km2025-10-24 08:31:40 UTCView event →
M 4.9Kermadec Islands, New Zealand240.9 km2025-10-22 04:07:16 UTCView event →
M 4.6287 km NE of Hicks Bay, New Zealand10.0 km2025-10-14 13:33:27 UTCView event →
M 4.8east of the North Island of New Zealand10.0 km2025-10-13 08:35:35 UTCView event →
M 4.6east of the North Island of New Zealand10.0 km2025-10-13 02:23:21 UTCView event →
M 4.7Kermadec Islands, New Zealand35.0 km2025-10-07 00:54:15 UTCView event →
M 5.0Kermadec Islands, New Zealand90.0 km2025-10-05 14:32:01 UTCView event →
M 5.2Kermadec Islands, New Zealand9.4 km2025-09-30 23:29:53 UTCView event →
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