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Earthquakes in New Zealand

Explore earthquakes recorded within New Zealand. Latest events cover Jun 21, 2026 – Jul 20, 2026 UTC; annual statistics and the largest events cover Jul 21, 2025 – Jul 20, 2026 UTC.

Regional statistics

Statistics for the 365-day period Jul 21, 2025 – Jul 20, 2026 UTC.

Recorded events
14517
Maximum magnitude
6.32
Average magnitude
1.85

Earthquake map for New Zealand

Latest earthquakes

Up to 20 most recent events during the 30-day period Jun 21, 2026 – Jul 20, 2026 UTC.

  1. 1.19 New Zealand, North Island, Hawke's Bay
  2. 1.29 New Zealand, North Island, Manawatū-Whanganui
  3. 1.43 New Zealand, North Island, Manawatū-Whanganui
  4. 0.78 New Zealand, North Island Volcanic Plateau, Manawatū-Whanganui
  5. 1.61 New Zealand, North Island, Hawke's Bay
  6. 3.38 New Zealand, Fiordland, Southland
  7. 3.20 New Zealand, Fiordland, Southland
  8. 2.17 New Zealand, North Island, Taranaki
  9. 1.55 New Zealand, North Island, Manawatū-Whanganui
  10. 1.86 New Zealand, North Island, Hawke's Bay
  11. 2.29 New Zealand, North Island, Waikato
  12. 3.70 New Zealand, Fiordland, Southland
  13. 3.99 New Zealand, Fiordland, Southland
  14. 1.26 New Zealand, South Island, Marlborough
  15. 1.97 New Zealand, North Island, Taranaki
  16. 1.84 New Zealand, North Island, Waikato
  17. 1.51 New Zealand, North Island, Waikato
  18. 2.25 New Zealand, North Island, Gisborne
  19. 2.20 New Zealand, Fiordland, Southland
  20. 0.65 New Zealand, North Island Volcanic Plateau, Manawatū-Whanganui

Largest earthquakes

The 10 largest recorded events during the 365-day period Jul 21, 2025 – Jul 20, 2026 UTC.

  1. 6.32 New Zealand, Fiordland, Southland
  2. 5.90 New Zealand, Fiordland, Southland
  3. 5.17 New Zealand, Gisborne
  4. 5.10 New Zealand, North Island, Gisborne
  5. 4.91 New Zealand, North Island, Hawke's Bay
  6. 4.90 New Zealand, North Island, Manawatū-Whanganui
  7. 4.90 New Zealand, North Island, Hawke's Bay
  8. 4.86 New Zealand, Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, West Coast
  9. 4.83 New Zealand, Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, West Coast
  10. 4.78 New Zealand, North Island, Manawatū-Whanganui

Statistics for the last 5 years

Complete years use 365 or 366 days. For 2,026, the average uses 365 days through Jul 20, 2026.

Date Recorded events Maximum magnitude Events per day
2026 11010 6.32 — New Zealand, Fiordland, Southland 30.164

Country borders and localized names come from Natural Earth. naturalearthdata.com