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Earthquake

Find the latest quakes, search the full catalogue, and learn about our monitoring.
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Find information on recent landslides, understand landslide hazards, and learn how landslides are monitored and assessed.
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Tsunami

Learn about tsunami hazards, warning signs, and alerts, and how tsunamis are monitored in New Zealand and the Pacific region.
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Recent earthquakes

Explore the latest earthquakes across New Zealand Aotearoa, view felt reports, and search seismic events from the past year or navigate to our full catalogue of historical seismic events.

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3.6

Magnitude

2 weeks ago, 6:53 PM, Friday Oct 16, 2026 Depth: 11 km

4.0

Magnitude

2 weeks ago, 5:00 PM, Friday Oct 16, 2026 Depth: 9 km

4.1

Magnitude

3 weeks ago, 2:53 AM, Friday Oct 9, 2026 Depth: 7 km

5.2

Magnitude

4 weeks ago, 2:57 AM, Saturday Oct 3, 2026 Depth: 14 km

4.1

Magnitude

Last month, 9:23 PM, Monday Sep 21, 2026 Depth: 17 km

3.9

Magnitude

Last month, 4:25 PM, Friday Sep 11, 2026 Depth: 7 km

4.9

Magnitude

Last month, 6:34 AM, Saturday Sep 5, 2026 Depth: 26 km

5.6

Magnitude

Last month, 6:57 PM, Wednesday Sep 2, 2026 Depth: 5 km

4.1

Magnitude

2 months ago, 9:17 AM, Friday Aug 7, 2026 Depth: 26 km

5.7

Magnitude

2 months ago, 8:35 PM, Sunday Aug 2, 2026 Depth: 39 km

5.9

Magnitude

3 months ago, 4:51 AM, Saturday Jul 25, 2026 Depth: 9 km

6.3

Magnitude

3 months ago, 9:14 PM, Thursday Jul 16, 2026 Depth: 50 km

4.7

Magnitude

3 months ago, 4:31 AM, Monday Jul 13, 2026 Depth: 24 km

4.1

Magnitude

3 months ago, 6:56 PM, Wednesday Jul 8, 2026 Depth: 8 km

4.7

Magnitude

5 months ago, 10:56 AM, Saturday May 30, 2026 Depth: 12 km

4.4

Magnitude

5 months ago, 6:34 PM, Saturday May 16, 2026 Depth: 10 km

4.1

Magnitude

5 months ago, 12:44 PM, Sunday May 10, 2026 Depth: 17 km

5.3

Magnitude

5 months ago, 9:19 AM, Sunday May 3, 2026 Depth: 32 km

4.3

Magnitude

7 months ago, 1:36 PM, Tuesday Mar 24, 2026 Depth: 9 km

4.0

Magnitude

7 months ago, 6:54 PM, Sunday Mar 22, 2026 Depth: 7 km

4.4

Magnitude

8 months ago, 12:35 PM, Wednesday Feb 4, 2026 Depth: 8 km

4.6

Magnitude

9 months ago, 11:21 PM, Tuesday Jan 13, 2026 Depth: 13 km

4.7

Magnitude

Last year, 7:16 AM, Friday Dec 26, 2025 Depth: 15 km

4.4

Magnitude

Last year, 1:05 AM, Tuesday Dec 16, 2025 Depth: 23 km

4.3

Magnitude

Last year, 12:17 PM, Thursday Dec 4, 2025 Depth: 9 km

4.8

Magnitude

Last year, 11:47 AM, Thursday Dec 4, 2025 Depth: 7 km

4.9

Magnitude

Last year, 9:09 PM, Thursday Nov 6, 2025 Depth: 22 km

4.5

Magnitude

Last year, 1:08 AM, Monday Oct 27, 2025 Depth: 23 km

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