Earthquakes by city New Zealand 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Christchurch today

Christchurch, New Zealand: 513 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

415,100

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

513

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.8

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Pacific/Auckland

Coordinates -43.533, 172.633

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2025-03-05 17:45 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.8

Christchurch, New Zealand

2016-11-13 11:02 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Christchurch today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Christchurch.

No M4.0+ event has been observed in the last 30 days around Christchurch.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Christchurch reached magnitude 7.8 on 2016-11-13 11:02 UTC, near Christchurch.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Christchurch today?

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Christchurch.

When was the last earthquake near Christchurch?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2025-03-05 17:45 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Christchurch?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Christchurch reached magnitude 7.8 on 2016-11-13 11:02 UTC, near Christchurch.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Christchurch

The map centers on Christchurch and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.4

Average depth

10.5 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 0 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

No monthly activity to display yet.

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

2016 M 7.8 max · 26 earthquakes 2010 M 7.0 max · 166 earthquakes 1929 M 7.0 max · 1 earthquakes 1946 M 6.5 max · 1 earthquakes 1995 M 6.2 max · 1 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2025	M 4.4	1
2023	M 4.5	4
2022	M 4.5	4
2021	M 4.4	1
2020	M 4.7	2
2017	M 4.9	11
2016	M 7.8	26
2014	M 4.3	5
2013	M 4.5	7
2012	M 5.2	52
2011	M 6.1	195
2010	M 7.0	166
2009	M 4.3	4
2008	M 4.1	2
2007	M 4.4	2
2006	M 4.5	3
2005	M 4.6	2
2004	M 4.6	1
2003	M 4.8	3
2002	M 4.8	1
2001	M 4.1	1
2000	M 4.7	3
1999	M 4.6	2
1998	M 4.6	1
1995	M 6.2	1
1994	M 6.0	4
1993	M 4.2	2
1991	M 4.7	1
1987	M 5.1	1
1986	M 4.6	1
1978	M 4.6	1
1977	M 5.0	1
1946	M 6.5	1
1929	M 7.0	1