Earthquakes by city New Zealand 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Gisborne today

Gisborne, New Zealand: 331 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

37,300

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

331

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.7

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Pacific/Auckland

Coordinates -38.653, 178.004

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-03-22 05:58 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.7

Gisborne, New Zealand

1947-03-25 20:32 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Gisborne today

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

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

The strongest earthquake recorded near Gisborne reached magnitude 7.7 on 1947-03-25 20:32 UTC, near Gisborne.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Gisborne today?

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

When was the last earthquake near Gisborne?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-03-22 05:58 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Gisborne?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Gisborne reached magnitude 7.7 on 1947-03-25 20:32 UTC, near Gisborne.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Gisborne

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

Average magnitude

4.5

Average depth

40.5 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 4 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-03-22 05:58	M 4.3	Gisborne New Zealand	10.0 km
2025-07-25 04:17	M 4.9	Gisborne New Zealand	10.0 km
2025-07-18 11:00	M 4.4	Napier City New Zealand	47.6 km
2025-07-12 04:15	M 4.4	Gisborne New Zealand	20.4 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-07 3 events

2026-03 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1947 M 7.7 max · 2 earthquakes 1932 M 6.9 max · 1 earthquakes 1914 M 6.7 max · 1 earthquakes 2007 M 6.6 max · 18 earthquakes 1993 M 6.4 max · 7 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.3	1
2025	M 4.9	3
2024	M 5.2	4
2023	M 4.7	4
2022	M 4.1	1
2021	M 4.9	7
2020	M 4.6	4
2019	M 5.2	5
2018	M 4.7	2
2017	M 5.0	14
2016	M 5.0	5
2015	M 4.8	6
2014	M 5.1	4
2013	M 4.8	2
2012	M 4.9	7
2011	M 5.0	27
2010	M 5.1	15
2009	M 4.9	6
2008	M 4.6	11
2007	M 6.6	18
2006	M 4.8	12
2005	M 4.6	7
2004	M 4.9	8
2003	M 4.9	12
2002	M 4.8	18
2001	M 4.5	14
2000	M 5.3	13
1999	M 4.9	6
1998	M 4.8	11
1997	M 4.6	3
1996	M 5.0	2
1995	M 5.7	19
1994	M 5.3	2
1993	M 6.4	7
1992	M 5.8	11
1991	M 4.2	1
1989	M 5.6	2
1988	M 5.5	2
1985	M 6.0	6
1984	M 6.0	2
1983	M 5.3	2
1982	M 5.1	2
1980	M 5.4	3
1979	M 5.1	1
1977	M 4.8	2
1976	M 5.5	5
1970	M 6.3	1
1966	M 5.6	2
1965	M 6.1	1
1956	M 6.3	1
1947	M 7.7	2
1937	M 6.0	1
1932	M 6.9	1
1931	M 6.2	1
1927	M 6.2	1
1914	M 6.7	1