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Recent New Zealand Earthquakes

This is a list of the latest thirty New Zealand earthquakes.

Map of New Zealand showing earthquake location.

- Reference Number: 3253138
- NZDT: Sun, Feb 7 2010 7:40 am
- Magnitude: 3.3
- Depth: 5 km
- Details: 10 km north of Turangi
- Reference Number: 3252455
- NZDT: Fri, Feb 5 2010 10:48 pm
- Magnitude: 5.1
- Depth: 5 km
- Details: 40 km west of Milford Sound
- Reference Number: 3252436
- NZDT: Fri, Feb 5 2010 9:57 pm
- Magnitude: 3.2
- Depth: 70 km
- Details: 50 km south-west of Milford Sound
- Reference Number: 3252308
- NZDT: Fri, Feb 5 2010 4:16 pm
- Magnitude: 3.1
- Depth: 25 km
- Details: 20 km west of Foxton
- Reference Number: 3252280
- NZDT: Fri, Feb 5 2010 3:01 pm
- Magnitude: 4.5
- Depth: 25 km
- Details: 40 km east of Napier
- Reference Number: 3251041
- NZDT: Wed, Feb 3 2010 8:47 am
- Magnitude: 2.9
- Depth: 3 km
- Details: 10 km north of Hanmer Springs
- Reference Number: 3250861
- NZDT: Tue, Feb 2 2010 10:04 pm
- Magnitude: 3.2
- Depth: 5 km
- Details: 10 km north-west of Whakatane
- Reference Number: 3250446
- NZDT: Mon, Feb 1 2010 11:18 pm
- Magnitude: 2.4
- Depth: 3 km
- Details: Within 5 km of Rotorua
- Reference Number: 3248554
- NZDT: Thu, Jan 28 2010 10:14 pm
- Magnitude: 4.7
- Depth: 130 km
- Details: 30 km north of Raetihi
- Reference Number: 3247369
- NZDT: Tue, Jan 26 2010 4:23 pm
- Magnitude: 3.5
- Depth: 5 km
- Details: Within 5 km of Turangi
- Reference Number: 3246627
- NZDT: Mon, Jan 25 2010 3:53 am
- Magnitude: 3.3
- Depth: 7 km
- Details: 40 km north-east of Gisborne
- Reference Number: 3246251
- NZDT: Sun, Jan 24 2010 7:43 am
- Magnitude: 5.4
- Depth: 240 km
- Details: 70 km north of White Island
- Reference Number: 3245913
- NZDT: Sat, Jan 23 2010 12:39 pm
- Magnitude: 4.1
- Depth: 5 km
- Details: 60 km south-west of Haast
- Reference Number: 3245867
- NZDT: Sat, Jan 23 2010 9:38 am
- Magnitude: 4.1
- Depth: 12 km
- Details: 70 km west of Te Anau
- Reference Number: 3245861
- NZDT: Sat, Jan 23 2010 9:36 am
- Magnitude: 4.7
- Depth: 12 km
- Details: 80 km west of Te Anau
- Reference Number: 3245642
- NZDT: Fri, Jan 22 2010 10:50 pm
- Magnitude: 3.5
- Depth: 5 km
- Details: 40 km north of Gisborne
- Reference Number: 3245416
- NZDT: Fri, Jan 22 2010 1:36 pm
- Magnitude: 3.6
- Depth: 20 km
- Details: 20 km east of Whanganui
- Reference Number: 3245353
- NZDT: Fri, Jan 22 2010 10:17 am
- Magnitude: 5.1
- Depth: 230 km
- Details: 40 km south-west of Taumarunui
- Reference Number: 3244959
- NZDT: Thu, Jan 21 2010 1:09 pm
- Magnitude: 3.2
- Depth: 12 km
- Details: 20 km north-east of Balclutha
- Reference Number: 3244479
- NZDT: Wed, Jan 20 2010 1:54 pm
- Magnitude: 2.9
- Depth: 5 km
- Details: 40 km north of Gisborne
- Reference Number: 3244184
- NZDT: Tue, Jan 19 2010 10:38 pm
- Magnitude: 2.7
- Depth: 2 km
- Details: 10 km west of Matata
- Reference Number: 3244154
- NZDT: Tue, Jan 19 2010 8:59 pm
- Magnitude: 5.7
- Depth: 230 km
- Details: 80 km north of White Island
- Reference Number: 3243091
- NZDT: Sun, Jan 17 2010 12:07 pm
- Magnitude: 3.8
- Depth: 20 km
- Details: 50 km south-east of Greta Valley
- Reference Number: 3241870
- NZDT: Fri, Jan 15 2010 1:35 am
- Magnitude: 4.6
- Depth: 3 km
- Details: 60 km south-west of Haast
- Reference Number: 3239754
- NZDT: Thu, Jan 14 2010 7:33 am
- Magnitude: 3.4
- Depth: 6 km
- Details: 20 km south-west of Arthur's Pass
- Reference Number: 3229901
- NZDT: Tue, Jan 12 2010 4:50 pm
- Magnitude: 3.7
- Depth: 5 km
- Details: 60 km south-west of Haast
- Reference Number: 3229578
- NZDT: Tue, Jan 12 2010 1:22 am
- Magnitude: 3.3
- Depth: 2 km
- Details: 10 km west of Matata
- Reference Number: 3229387
- NZDT: Mon, Jan 11 2010 4:21 pm
- Magnitude: 3.0
- Depth: 3 km
- Details: 10 km north-east of Waikanae
- Reference Number: 3228266
- NZDT: Sat, Jan 9 2010 10:54 am
- Magnitude: 3.8
- Depth: 30 km
- Details: 10 km west of Porirua
- Reference Number: 3227850
- NZDT: Fri, Jan 8 2010 1:01 pm
- Magnitude: 3.9
- Depth: 20 km
- Details: 20 km south-west of Wanganui

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