Today: 6.0 magnitude earthquake near Codrington, Barbuda, AG

Yesterday: 6.7 magnitude earthquake near Ōfunato, Iwate, Japan

Recent Earthquakes Near New Zealand

New Zealand has had: (M1.5 or greater)

  • 2 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
  • 5 earthquakes in the past 7 days
  • 13 earthquakes in the past 30 days
  • 66 earthquakes in the past 365 days

The largest earthquake in New Zealand:

2026-05-16 15:48:22 4.4 magnitude, 293.0 km depth
Maketu, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
2026-05-16 06:34:13 4.4 magnitude, 20.0 km depth
Seddon, Marlborough, New Zealand
2026-05-12 12:42:16 4.2 magnitude, 207.0 km depth
Normanby, Taranaki Region, New Zealand
2026-05-12 09:02:57 4.3 magnitude, 24.0 km depth
Owhiro Bay, Wellington Region, New Zealand
2026-05-10 00:44:25 4.2 magnitude, 27.0 km depth
Takapau, Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand
2026-05-09 21:52:46 4.9 magnitude, 225.0 km depth
Taumarunui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
2026-05-08 17:54:47 4.7 magnitude, 10.0 km depth
Pauanui, Waikato Region, New Zealand
2026-05-06 09:09:05 4.3 magnitude, 157.0 km depth
Hicks Bay, Gisborne, New Zealand
2026-05-05 09:37:39 4.5 magnitude, 10.0 km depth
Pauanui, Waikato Region, New Zealand
2026-05-05 08:43:45 4.9 magnitude, 10.0 km depth
Hicks Bay, Gisborne, New Zealand
2026-05-05 08:00:43 5.8 magnitude, 10.0 km depth
Pauanui, Waikato Region, New Zealand
2026-05-02 21:19:13 5.1 magnitude, 35.0 km depth
Hicks Bay, Gisborne, New Zealand
2026-05-02 15:15:18 4.3 magnitude, 41.0 km depth
Grenada North, Wellington Region, New Zealand
2026-04-13 15:26:24 4.2 magnitude, 68.0 km depth
Otaki Beach, Wellington Region, New Zealand
2026-03-22 01:31:38 3.8 magnitude, 54.0 km depth
Martinborough, Wellington Region, New Zealand
2026-03-21 04:27:32 4.2 magnitude, 115.0 km depth
Te Anau, Southland, New Zealand
2026-02-21 23:55:05 4.9 magnitude, 42.0 km depth
Tuatapere, Southland, New Zealand
2026-02-16 08:04:26 4.6 magnitude, 78.0 km depth
Raumati Beach, Wellington Region, New Zealand
2026-02-16 07:19:13 4.4 magnitude, 10.0 km depth
Tuatapere, Southland, New Zealand
2026-02-16 00:27:10 3.4 magnitude, 31.0 km depth
Maoribank, Wellington Region, New Zealand
2026-02-03 23:35:30 4.3 magnitude, 10.0 km depth
Seddon, Marlborough, New Zealand
2026-02-02 08:15:41 5.3 magnitude, 10.0 km depth
Tuatapere, Southland, New Zealand
2026-01-27 00:53:34 4.5 magnitude, 19.0 km depth
Foxton Beach, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
2026-01-13 10:21:32 4.9 magnitude, 22.0 km depth
Castlepoint, Wellington Region, New Zealand
2026-01-08 19:29:37 5.0 magnitude, 115.0 km depth
Patea, Taranaki Region, New Zealand
2026-01-08 10:20:15 4.4 magnitude, 214.0 km depth
Maketu, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
2025-12-25 18:16:50 4.5 magnitude, 25.0 km depth
Castlepoint, Wellington Region, New Zealand
2025-12-15 12:05:08 4.0 magnitude, 34.0 km depth
Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
2025-12-03 23:17:41 4.2 magnitude, 20.0 km depth
Castlepoint, Wellington Region, New Zealand
2025-12-03 22:47:12 4.5 magnitude, 27.0 km depth
Castlepoint, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Places Near New Zealand

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