List of earthquakes in New Zealand

This is a list of large earthquakes that have occurred in New Zealand. Only earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.0 or greater are listed, except for a few that had a moderate impact. Aftershocks are not included, unless they were of great significance or contributed to a death toll, such as the M 6.3 2011 Christchurch earthquake and the M 7.3 aftershock to the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake.

Major active fault zones of New Zealand showing variation in displacement vector along the Pacific–Indo-Australian plate boundary (left) and the distribution of earthquakes (magnitude 5 or greater)
New Zealand earthquakes 1960 to 2020[1]
Magnitude Annual average
4.0–4.9 355.9
5.0–5.9 29.28
6.0–6.9 1.66
7.0–7.9 0.26
8.0 and over 0.01

Earthquakes occur frequently in New Zealand as the country is situated in the collision zone between the Indo-Australian and Pacific tectonic plates, part of the Pacific Basin Ring of Fire, where many earthquakes and volcanoes occur. Most events occur along the main ranges running from Fiordland in the southwest to East Cape in the northeast. This axis follows the boundary between the Indo-Australian and Pacific plates. Large earthquakes are less common, where the plates are not subducting and the forces are accommodated in different ways.

The largest city within the highest-risk zone is the nation's capital, Wellington, followed by Napier then Hastings. All these cities have experienced severe earthquakes since European settlement. About 14,000 earthquakes occur in and around the country each year, of which between 150 and 200 are big enough to be felt.[2] As a result, New Zealand has very stringent building regulations. The 1929 Murchison earthquake and 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake led to the development of stricter building codes in New Zealand from 1935.[3]

Quite early on, European settlers were faced with the reality of earthquakes in their new home. On 26 May 1840, the new settlement at Port Nicholson was struck by the first of a number of earthquakes and tremors.[4] Early settlers learned fairly quickly the importance of using appropriate building methods in an earthquake-prone country. The 1848 earthquake, centred in Marlborough, caused great damage to the brick and masonry buildings in Wellington, and the city was rebuilt mainly in wood; consequently it suffered comparatively little damage in the 8.2 magnitude earthquake of 1855, which lifted the land 2–3m.[5] Many buildings in Hastings and Napier were damaged in the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake. New building regulations meant that any new buildings constructed afterwards attempted to take earthquake shaking into account in building design.[5]

Pre-19th century
Date Location Region Magnitude Depth Latitude Longitude Further information
(ML) (MW)
1100Alpine FaultSouth Island7.6–8.3[6]
1450Alpine FaultSouth Island7.6–8.3[6]
1460Wellington RegionWellington8.08.025 km41.39°S174.80°EHaowhenua earthquake[7]
1620Alpine FaultSouth Island7.6–8.3[6][8]
1717Alpine FaultSouth Island8.1[6][8]

19th century

Information for earthquakes before 1840 are later estimates.

Date Location Region Magnitude Depth Latitude Longitude Fatalities Further information
(ML) (MW)
1815New PlymouthTaranaki7.0[9]25 km38.99°S174.00°E
1817FiordlandSouth Island7.0[10]25 km45.99°S167.00°E
1826FiordlandSouth Island8.0[11]8.025 km44.99°S167.00°E
1835South AucklandAuckland7.0[12]25 km36.99°S175.00°E1835 Auckland earthquake - Apparently a large shallow earthquake followed by aftershocks. Evidence rests on a single report that has so far not been verified[13]
1838Waitotara ForestManawatu7.0[14]25 km39.39°S176.10°E
26 May 1840ParaparaumuWellington6.0[15]25 km41.00°S175.00°E
8 July 1843Near TaihapeManawatu7.6[16]7.612 km39.59°S176.20°E21843 Wanganui earthquake
13 July 1846Snares IslandsSouthland6.3[17]25 km47.00°S166.00°E
19 November 1846KarameaWest Coast6.5[18]25 km41.00°S172.00°E
4 December 1846WellingtonWellington6.0[19]25 km41.00°S174.50°E
16 October 1848BlenheimMarlborough7.4[20]7.812 km41.89°S173.60°E31848 Marlborough earthquake
27 July 1851MotuekaTasman6.0[21]25 km41.00°S173.00°E
23 January 1855Lake WairarapaWairarapa8.2[22]8.233 km41.198°S175.20°E91855 Wairarapa earthquake[23][24][25][26]
23 February 1863WaipukurauHawke's Bay7.5[27]25 km40.00°S176.50°E1863 Hawke's Bay earthquake[28][29]
19 October 1868Cape FarewellTasman7.2[30]12 km[31]40.20°S173.00°EFelt throughout Central New Zealand
5 June 1869ChristchurchCanterbury4.7[32]–5.7[33]5 km43.55°S172.60°E1869 Christchurch earthquake
26 February 1876 Oamaru Otago 5.8[34] 12 km 45.20°S 170.90°E Doublet earthquake: damaging in Oamaru & neighbouring settlements
18 July 1876Palmerston NorthManawatu6.8[35]50 km40.19°S175.80°EFelt strongly in Palmerston North
25 June 1881Palmerston NorthManawatu6.7[36]33 km40.39°S175.60°EFelt strongly in Palmerston North
5 December 1881Castle Hill[37]Canterbury6.0[38]12 km43.13°S171.77°EDamaged stone buildings in Christchurch, including ChristChurch Cathedral[39]
1 September 1888Lewis PassCanterbury7.0[40]7.112 km42.59°S172.55°E11888 North Canterbury earthquake
23 June 1891W of Port WaikatoWaikato6.2[41]12 km37.43°S174.43°EFelt in Auckland/Waikato
12 February 1893NelsonTasman Bay6.7[42]70 km40.99°S173.80°EFelt throughout Central New Zealand
18 August 1895TaupōBay of Plenty6.0[43]12 km38.80°S176.80°EFelt throughout Central New Zealand
8 December 1897WanganuiManawatu6.5[44]40 km39.99°S,175.00°EFelt throughout North Island, Strong in Wanganui

1900–1949
Date Location Region Magnitude Depth Latitude Longitude Fatalities Further information
(ML) (MW)
16 November 1901CheviotNorth Canterbury6.8[45]12 km42.74°S173.35°E11901 Cheviot earthquake
9 August 1904Cape TurnagainHawke's Bay7.0[46]7.216 km40.40°S176.40°E11904 Cape Turnagain earthquake
12 April 1913 Masterton Wairarapa 5.6[34] 12 km 41.00°S 175.7°E 1[47] Chimney damage in & around Masterton
7 October 1914East CapeGisborne6.6[48]6.6[34] 12 km37.80°S178.20°E11914 East Cape earthquakes
22 November 1914 Mayor Island Bay of Plenty 7.3[34] 300 km 37.50°S 176.50°E Felt through North Island, chimney throughout Tairawhiti
1 May 1917Raoul IslandKermadec Islands8.050 km29.00°S177.00°WFelt throughout New Zealand[49]
6 August 1917TinuiWairarapa6.8[50]6.8[34] 12 km40.80°S176.00°EFelt throughout North Island
3 November 1918Puysegur TrenchSouth of New Zealand6.8[51]50 km47.00°S165.40°EFelt throughout Southland
29 June 1921Kaweka ForestHawke's Bay7.0[52][53]6.6[34]80 km39.30°S176.40°EFelt throughout North Island
25 December 1922MotunauNorth Canterbury6.46.4[34]20 km42.99°S173.00°EFelt throughout Upper half of the South Island
17 October 1926 Ahimanawa Range Hawke's Bay 6.0[34] 80 km 39.00°S 176.40°E Felt through Eastern North Island
9 March 1929Arthur's PassCanterbury7.0[54]7.0[34]11 km42.83°S171.83°E1929 Arthur's Pass earthquake
17 June 1929MurchisonWest Coast7.3[55]7.7[34]9 km41.69°S172.20°E171929 Murchison earthquake
23 June 1929MurchisonWest Coast6.5[56]6.2[34]14 km41.78°S172.32°EFelt throughout central New Zealand
12 February 1930PorangahauHawke's Bay6.26.2[34]33 km40.39°S176.55°EFelt throughout lower half of the North Island
3 February 1931North of NapierHawke's Bay7.4[57]7.8[34]20 km39.29°S177.00°E2561931 Hawke's Bay earthquake
13 February 1931East of NapierHawke's Bay7.3[58]7.2[34]16 km39.55°S177.31°EAftershock to Mw 7.8 event
7 May 1931 Gisborne Gisborne 6.0 6.1[34] 12 km 38.76°S 177.66°E Chimney damage in Gisborne region
22 September 1931 Raukumara Range Bay of Plenty 6.0 6.2[34] 80 km 37.81°S 177.93°E Felt throughout North Island & upper South Island
5 March 1932 White Island Bay of Plenty 6.0 6.0[34] 30 km 36.50°S 178.00°E Felt throughout upper North Island
16 September 1932WairoaHawke's Bay6.9[59]6.8[34]8 km38.95°S177.59°ECaused further damage to the already devastated Hawke's Bay.
5 March 1934PahiatuaManawatu7.2[60]7.4[34]12 km40.54°S176.29°E21934 Pahiatua earthquake
15 March 1934WairoaHawke's Bay6.36.4[34]25 km39.31°S177.23°EFelt strongly in Hawke's Bay and Gisborne
24 May 1936WhakataneBay of Plenty6.5[61]150 km37.99°S177.00°EFelt in North Island
17 December 1938Charles SoundSouthland7.07.1[34]47 km44.99°S167.00°EFelt throughout South Island
11 February 1939FiordlandSouthland7.0[62]25 km45.00°S167.50°EFelt throughout South Island
26 February 1940HastingsHawke's Bay6.025 km39.50°S176.50°EFelt throughout North Island
24 June 1942MastertonWairarapa6.9[63]7.1[34]12 km40.96°S175.69°E1[64]1942 Wairarapa earthquakes
1 August 1942MastertonWairarapa6.8[65]7.0[34]40 km41.01°S175.52°E1942 Wairarapa earthquakes
2 December 1942 Masteron Wairarapa 6.0 6.0[34] 20 km 41.08°S 175.58°E Felt throughout lower North Island
17 February 1943Te AnauSouthland6.26.4[34]36 km45.29°S168.00°EFelt throughout South Island
8 May 1943 Wanaka Otago 5.9[34] 50 km 44.23°S 169.37°E Felt throughout lower & central South Island
2 August 1943Te AnauSouthland6.1[66]6.6[34]33 km45.77°S166.79°EFelt throughout South Island
2 September 1945Puysegur BankSouthland6.5[67]7.0[34]12 km47.47°S,166.12°EFelt throughout Southland and Otago
27 June 1946Lake ColeridgeCanterbury6.5[68]6.3[34]9 km43.18°S171.68°EFelt throughout South Island
26 March 1947Offshore Poverty BayGisborne5.97.1[34]15 km38.85°S178.80°E1947 Gisborne earthquakes and tsunami
17 May 1947Offshore Tolaga BayGisborne5.67.1[34]15 km38.42°S178.87°E1947 Gisborne earthquakes and tsunami
28 August 1947 Offshore Mahia Peninsula Gisborne 6.3 6.8[34] 7 km 39.35°S 179.60°E 1947 Gisborne earthquakes and tsunami
13 October 1947 Jackson Bay West Coast 6.2 6.2[34] 18 km 44.42°S 168.48°E Felt throughout southern & central South Island
23 May 1948WaiauNorth Canterbury6.46.4[34]4 km42.49°S173.00°EFelt throughout upper South Island; part of sequence
9 February 1949HāweraTaranaki6.4199 km39.67°S174.35°EFelt throughout North Island

1950–1999
Date Location Region Magnitude Depth Latitude Longitude Fatalities Further information
(ML) (MW)
11 January 1951 Cheviot North Canterbury 5.5 5.9[34] 12 km 42.79°S 173.18°E Felt upper South Island, widespread damage in the Hurunui district
10 February 1951PorangahauHawke's Bay6.16.2[34]33 km40.21°S177.04°EFelt throughout North Island[69]
28 March 1951 White Island Bay of Plenty 6.4[34] 394 km 37.06°S 176.98°E Felt throughout North Island
23 April 1951 Cape Runaway Bay of Plenty 6.2 6.0[34] 80 km 37.53°S 177.84°E Felt throughout North Island
24 June 1951Toaroa JunctionManawatu6.35.5[34]33 km39.45°S176.20°EFelt throughout North Island
28 August 1952 Porangahau Hawke's Bay 5.8 6.0[34] 12 km 40.08°S 177.19°E Felt in the East half of the North Island
29 September 1953TaurangaBay of Plenty7.2[70]273 km37.59°S176.48°EFelt throughout North Island & upper South Island
27 February 1955Raoul IslandKermadec Islands7.818 km28.40°S175.37°WFelt in the East half of the North Island
30 January 1956 White Island Bay of Plenty 5.9 6.4[34] 12 km 37.10°S 177.42°E Felt in Bay of Plenty, Waikato and Auckland
29 December 1956MatawaiGisborne6.36.5[34]33 km38.30°S177.50°EFelt strongly in Gisborne and eastern Bay of Plenty
31 January 1958Ashley ClintonHawke's Bay6.15.5[34]12 km39.85°S176.58°EFelt throughout lower North Island, damaging in Hawke's Bay
10 December 1958 Mayor Island Bay of Plenty 6.1 285 km 37.27°S 176.72°E Felt throughout North Island and upper South Island
14 September 1959Raoul IslandKermadec Islands7.835 km28.82°S177.07°WFelt in the East half of the North Island
28 March 1960MokauTaranaki6.6[71]237 km39.04°S174.81°EDoublet earthquake to 6.5 event
28 March 1960MokauTaranaki6.5[72]209 km39.04°S174.77°EDoublet earthquake to 6.6 event
25 May 1960Milford SoundSouthland6.36.5[34]12 km44.17°S167.72°EFelt throughout South Island
4 February 1961 Tauranga Bay of Plenty 6.0 309 km 37.66°S 175.97°E Felt in the East half of the North Island
27 December 1961MartinboroughWellington6.26.5[34]12 km41.51°S176.11°EStruck offshore, 65 km east of Martinborough
10 May 1962 Westport West Coast 5.6 5.9[34] 7 km 41.67°S 171.44°E Widespread chimney damage in Westport
23 December 1962 Peria Northland 4.8 4.9[34] 12 km 35.08°S 173.50°E Largest known Northland earthquakes (doublet); localised chimney damage
18 December 1963Raoul IslandsKermadec Islands7.735 km24.77°S176.52°WFelt in the East half of the North Island
11 April 1965KaikouraNorth Canterbury6.16.1[34]12 km42.76°S174.14°EFelt in Kaikoura/North Canterbury
21 May 1965George SoundSouthland6.4[34]101 km44.94°S167.36°EFelt throughout lower South Island
9 December 1965 Cape Runaway Bay of Plenty 6.5 6.1[34] 190 km 37.00°S 177.63°E Felt in the East half of the North Island
4 March 1966GisborneEast Cape6.05.6[34]33 km38.73°S178.11°EFelt in Gisborne
23 April 1966Cook StraitMarlborough5.85.8[34]12 km41.64°S174.54°ECaused damage in Wellington; similar to 2013 Cook Strait
24 May 1968Inangahua JunctionWest Coast6.7[73]7.1[73]12 km41.75°S172.04°E31968 Inangahua earthquake
25 September 1968 Solander Trough Southland 5.9 6.3[34] 12 km 46.53°S 166.57°E Felt throughout Southland & Otago
9 January 1972 Te Aroha Waikato 5.3 5.3[34] 12 km 37.58°S 175.65°E Localised chimney damage east of Hamilton
5 January 1973TaumarunuiKing Country7.06.6[34]163 km39.03°S175.26°EFelt throughout New Zealand
9 April 1974 Dunedin Otago 4.9 12 km 45.97°S 170.52°E Widespread chimney damage in southern suburbs of Dunedin
5 November 1974 Opunake Taranaki 6.0 5.4[34] 12 km 39.54°S 173.46°E Damage in Taranaki; felt throughout central New Zealand
5 May 1976Milford SoundSouthland6.66.5[34]12 km44.67°S167.38°EFelt throughout lower South Island
15 January 1976Raoul IslandKermadec Islands7.843 km29.21°S177.63°WForeshock to M 8.2 event
15 January 1976Raoul IslandKermadec Islands8.231 km29.17°S177.31°WMain shock
28 October 1976 Te Puke Bay of Plenty 4.9[34] 12 km 37.83°S 176.34°E Damaging shock in a swarm lasting from August to December 1976
18 January 1977Cook StraitMarlborough6.06.0[34]33 km41.84°S174.58°EDamaging in Wellington; felt throughout central New Zealand
12 October 1979Puysegur TrenchSouth of New Zealand6.57.3[34]12 km46.70°S166.03°EFelt throughout lower South Island
8 March 1984 Matawai Bay of Plenty 6.4 5.9[34] 75 km 38.20°S 177.44°E Felt throughout North Island
25 June 1984 Macauley River Canterbury 5.9 6.1[34] 12 km 43.59°S 170.63°E Felt throughout central South Island
31 December 1984White IslandBay of Plenty6.312 km36.59°S177.55°EFelt around the Bay of Plenty
26 September 1985 Kermadec Trench Kermadec Islands 7.0 6.9[34] 33 km 34.64°S 178.02°W Felt in East half of North Island
21 October 1986Raoul IslandKermadec Islands7.7[74]29 km28.12°S176.37°W
2 March 1987EdgecumbeBay of Plenty6.16.5[34]10 km37.88°S176.80°E11987 Edgecumbe earthquake
9 March 1987 Pegasus Bay Canterbury 5.2 30 km 43.22°S 173.20°E Damaging in Christchurch
4 June 1988Te AnauSouthland6.16.7[34]73 km45.12°S167.29°EDamaging in Te Anau & Queenstown; felt throughout South Island
24 May 1989Puysegur TrenchSouth of New Zealand8.2Felt in the South Island
31 May 1989Doubtful SoundSouthland6.16.4[34]23 km45.33°S166.87°EFelt in lower South Island
10 February 1990 Lake Tennyson North Canterbury 5.8 5.9[34] 8 km 42.25°S 172.65°E Felt in upper South Island; widespread landsliding
19 February 1990 Weber Manawatu 5.9 6.2[34] 23 km 40.47°S 176.44°E Foreshock to M6.4 event
13 May 1990WeberManawatu6.2[75]6.4[75]11 km40.43°S176.47°EMainshock
28 January 1991Buller RangesWest Coast6.15.8[34]10 km41.90°S171.65°EForeshock to M 6.3 event
29 January 1991Buller RangesWest Coast6.36.0[34]17.3 km41.90°S171.72°EMainshock
9 September 1991South Taranaki BightManawatu6.35.6[34]86 km40.24°S175.16°EFelt throughout North Island
27 May 1992Wairau ValleyMarlborough6.85.9[34]79 km41.60°S173.66°EFelt in Central New Zealand
21 June 1992White IslandBay of Plenty6.16.3[34]5 km37.57°S176.82°EFelt in Bay of Plenty
11 April 1993 Tikokino Hawke's Bay 6.1 6.0[34] 25 km 39.73°S 176.71°E Felt strongly throughout Hawke's Bay
10 August 1993Secretary IslandSouthland6.76.8[34]22 km45.21°S166.70°EFelt as far away as Australia
10 August 1993OrmondEast Cape6.36.2[34]39 km38.53°S177.91°EFelt strongly in Gisborne.
18 June 1994Arthur's PassCanterbury6.7[76]6.74 km43.00°S171.47°Ereverse slip mainshock[77]
19 June 1994Lake ColeridgeCanterbury6.15 km43.16°S171.47°ETriggered from the M 6.7 Arthur's Pass event
6 February 1995 Offshore East Cape Gisborne 7.0 7.5[34] 15 km 37.65°S 179.49°E Felt in East half of North Island
10 February 1995NE of New ZealandEast Cape6.612 km37.92°7S179.51°E
24 November 1995Arthur's PassCanterbury6.37 km42.95°S171.81°EFelt strongly in the South Island
25 May 1997Raoul IslandKermadec Islands7.9339 km33.61°S177.80°EFelt throughout North Island and upper half of the South Island
20 April 1998TaumarunuiKing Country6.7[78]232 km39.02°S174.92°EFelt throughout the North Island
25 October 1999TaupōWaikato7.0160 km38.56°S175.91°EFelt throughout New Zealand

2000–2009
Date Location Region Magnitude Depth Latitude Longitude Fatalities Further information
(ML) (MW)
15 August 2000L'Esperance RockKermadec Islands7.6[79]436 km31.94°S178.55°EFelt in Christchurch
1 November 2000FiordlandSouthland6.2[80]9 km45.12°S166.95°E
21 August 2001NE of New ZealandEast Cape7.1[81]7.133 km36.98°S179.16°EFelt in the Gisborne area
21 October 2001NE of New ZealandEast Cape6.312 km36.89°S179.86°EFelt in the Gisborne area
8 December 2001HaastWest Coast6.25 km44.11°S168.60°EMainshock
22 August 2003FiordlandSouthland7.0[82]7.224 km45.19°S,166.83°E2003 Fiordland earthquake
18 July 2004Lake RotomāBay of Plenty5.15.4[83]5 km38.01°S,176.51°E1[84][85]Part of a swarm of earthquakes in the area
22 November 2004Puysegur TrenchSouth of New Zealand7.1[86]7.012 km46.57°S165.08°EReportedly felt as far north as Hamilton.
24 December 2004Macquarie RidgeSouth of New Zealand8.1[87]35 km49.31°S161.35°E2004 Tasman Sea earthquake
14 March 2005W of New ZealandBtw. Taranaki & Tasman6.4154 km40.17°S173.63°EFelt strongly throughout central New Zealand
16 May 2006L'Esperance RockKermadec Islands7.5[88]7.4150 km31.56°S,179.30°WFelt in East half of New Zealand
16 May 2006Raoul IslandKermadec Islands7.133 km31.98°S,177.21°WFelt in East half on North Island
16 October 2007FiordlandSouthland6.7[89]6.75 km44.72°S167.39°EFelt lower half of the South Island
9 December 2007Raoul IslandKermadec Islands7.8152 km25.99°S177.51°WFelt in East half of New Zealand
20 December 2007GisborneEast Cape6.7[90]6.644 km38.89°S178.44°E1[91]2007 Gisborne earthquake
25 August 2008HastingsHawke's Bay5.9[92]5.532 km-39.72°S176.85°ESlight damage in Napier and Hastings
15 July 2009Puysegur TrenchSouth of New Zealand6.1[93]33 km46.07°S165.75°EFelt throughout Southland and Otago
15 July 2009Dusky SoundSouthland7.8[94]12 km45.76°S166.58°E2009 Fiordland earthquake

2010–2019
Date Location Region Magnitude Depth Latitude Longitude Fatalities Further information
(ML) (MW) (Mb)
4 September 2010DarfieldCanterbury7.17.0 6.411 km43.52°S172.16°E22010 Canterbury earthquake[95][96]
22 February 2011ChristchurchCanterbury6.36.1 6.16 km43.58S172.67E185[97]2011 Christchurch earthquake[98][99]
13 June 2011ChristchurchCanterbury6.45.9 6.07 km43.56°S172.73°E1June 2011 Christchurch earthquake[100][101]
5 July 2011TaupōWaikato6.55.5 5.4153 km38.65°S175.70°EFelt throughout New Zealand.[102][103]
7 July 2011Raoul IslandKermadec Islands7.67.6 7.020 km29.31°S176.20°WFelt as far away as Christchurch.[104][105]
22 October 2011Raoul IslandKermadec Islands7.37.4 6.533 km28.99°S176.18°WFelt in eastern half of the North Island.[106][107]
23 December 2011ChristchurchCanterbury6.05.9 5.77 km43.52°S172.74°E1Caused damage in the Christchurch region.[108][109]
21 July 2013Cook StraitMarlborough6.56.5 6.117 km41.61°S174.33°E2013 Seddon earthquake[110][111]
16 August 2013Lake GrassmereMarlborough6.66.5 6.08 km41.73°S174.15°E2013 Lake Grassmere earthquake[112][113]
16 August 2013Lake GrassmereMarlborough6.05.9 5.88 km41.67°S174.26°ELargest aftershock to 2013 Lake Grassmere earthquake[114][115]
20 January 2014EketāhunaWairarapa6.26.1 5.834 km40.62°S175.85°E2014 Eketāhuna earthquake[116][117]
13 October 2014FiordlandSouthland6.25.8 5.49 km46.29°S165.87°E[118][119]
14 October 2014NE of WhakataneBay of Plenty6.5 5.782 km34.90°S179.65°E[120][121]
17 November 2014NE of GisborneGisborne6.56.7 6.222 km37.68°S179.68°E1[47]Felt strongly across the North Island[122][123]
6 January 2015W of Arthur's PassCanterbury6.05.6 5.55 km43.06°S171.25°EFelt throughout the South Island[124][125]
24 April 2015SE of St ArnaudMarlborough6.26.1 6.052 km42.09°S173.07°EFelt throughout New Zealand[126][127]
4 May 2015 W of Wanaka Otago 6.2 5.8 6.1 4 km 44.54°S 168.84°E Felt throughout lower South Island[128]
2 February 2016E of Macauley IslandKermadec Islands6.66.2 6.3366 km31.65°S177.74°EFelt widely in the North Island.[129]
14 February 2016ChristchurchCanterbury5.75.8 15 km43.5°S172.83°E2016 Christchurch earthquake[130][131]
2 September 2016NE of East CapeEast Cape7.17.1 55 km37.01°S179.63°E2016 Te Araroa earthquake[132][133]
14 November 2016CulverdenNorth Canterbury7.87.8[134][135]15 km42.757°S173.077°E2[136]2016 Kaikoura earthquake[137]
30 October 2018SW of TaumarunuiManawatū-Whanganui6.5 6.2207 km39.03°S175.01°EFelt widely in the North Island.[138]

2020–present
Date Location Region Magnitude Depth Latitude Longitude Fatalities Further information
(ML) (MW) (Mb)
19 June 2020 SE of L'Esperance Rock Kermadec Islands 7.4 7.3 7.3 10 km 33.46°S 177.44°W [139]
5 March 2021 East of East Cape Gisborne 7.0 7.1 7.1 90 km 37.42°S 179.54°W Felt throughout New Zealand[140]
5 March 2021 S of Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7.4 56 km 29.61°S 177.84°W [141]
5 March 2021 S of Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 8.1 19 km 29.74°S 177.28°W 2021 Kermadec Islands earthquake[142]
6 March 2021 NE of Gisborne Gisborne 6.3 9 km 37.605°S 179.598°E
20 June 2021 S of Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 6.5 6.4 25 km 30.216°S 177.845°W Aftershock of the 2021 Kermadec Islands earthquake[143]
2 March 2022 S of Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 6.6 6.5 24 km 30.076°S 177.728°W [144]
15 February 2023 NW of Paraparaumu Kāpiti Coast 6.1 6.3 6.6 50 km 40.56°S 174.56°W [145]
26 April 2023 5 km of Porangahau South of Hawke's Bay 5.4 5.9 5.7 20 km 40.28°S 176.62°W [146]
11 August 2023 5 km north of French Pass Kāpiti Coast 5.2 5.6 5.8 21 km 40.23°S 173.60°W [147]
20 September 2023 45 km north of Geraldine Canterbury 5.7 6.0 6.3 10 km 43.70°S 171.07°W [148]

In April 2023, an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 hit the islands. There were no tsunamis.[149]

See also

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Further reading
  • Dench, Alison (2005). Essential Dates: A Timeline of New Zealand History. Auckland: Random House. ISBN 978-1-86941-689-8.
  • Eiby, G. A. (1957); Earthquakes (London, Frederick Muller) Page 159 has Table of (16) Major Earthquakes in New Zealand 1848–1942, from R. C. Hayes.
  • Henderson, J (1937); The West Nelson Earthquakes of 1929, Bulletin No. 55 of Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (Wellington, Government Printer)
  • Rogers, Anna (2013) [1996]. The Shaky Isles: New Zealand Earthquakes (2 ed.). Wellington: Grantham House. ISBN 978-1-86934-119-0.
  • Wright, Matthew (2014). Living on shaky ground: The science and story behind New Zealand's earthquakes. Auckland: Random House (New Zealand). ISBN 978-1-77553-688-8.
  • Michael Upchurch (2021). "He Iwi Rū | Quake Nation: effective interactive data visualisation in the museum". Tuhinga: Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Te Papa. 32: 135–151. ISSN 1173-4337. Wikidata Q116264155.
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