Earthquakes by city New Zealand 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Hamilton today

Hamilton, New Zealand: 347 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

192,000

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

347

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

6.3

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Pacific/Auckland

Coordinates -37.783, 175.283

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-01-08 10:20 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 6.3

Rotorua, New Zealand

2012-12-07 18:19 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Hamilton today

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

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

The strongest earthquake recorded near Hamilton reached magnitude 6.3 on 2012-12-07 18:19 UTC, near Rotorua.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Hamilton today?

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

When was the last earthquake near Hamilton?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-01-08 10:20 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Hamilton?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Hamilton reached magnitude 6.3 on 2012-12-07 18:19 UTC, near Rotorua.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Hamilton

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

Average magnitude

4.3

Average depth

191.9 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 6 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-01-08 10:20	M 4.2	Tauranga New Zealand	208.4 km
2025-10-21 16:42	M 4.4	Tauranga New Zealand	286.6 km
2025-10-02 18:15	M 4.1	Hamilton New Zealand	151.9 km
2025-09-22 15:51	M 4.3	Tauranga New Zealand	189.6 km
2025-09-19 11:37	M 4.0	Hamilton New Zealand	204.3 km
2025-06-12 07:37	M 4.4	Rotorua New Zealand	196.4 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-09 2 events

2025-10 2 events

2026-01 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

2012 M 6.3 max · 17 earthquakes 1999 M 5.8 max · 3 earthquakes 2006 M 5.3 max · 46 earthquakes 1975 M 5.3 max · 2 earthquakes 1994 M 5.2 max · 3 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.2	1
2025	M 4.4	8
2024	M 4.9	5
2023	M 5.0	6
2022	M 5.1	6
2021	M 5.0	4
2020	M 4.5	2
2019	M 4.4	6
2018	M 4.6	5
2017	M 4.1	3
2016	M 4.7	4
2015	M 5.0	2
2014	M 4.5	4
2013	M 4.4	6
2012	M 6.3	17
2011	M 5.0	33
2010	M 4.8	19
2009	M 4.6	15
2008	M 4.8	19
2007	M 4.9	44
2006	M 5.3	46
2005	M 4.5	36
2004	M 4.6	2
2003	M 4.3	1
2002	M 4.8	4
2001	M 4.6	2
2000	M 4.2	2
1999	M 5.8	3
1998	M 4.4	2
1997	M 4.5	3
1996	M 4.7	1
1995	M 4.3	3
1994	M 5.2	3
1993	M 5.0	6
1992	M 4.6	4
1991	M 4.6	1
1989	M 5.0	3
1988	M 5.1	3
1987	M 4.9	2
1986	M 5.0	2
1984	M 5.2	1
1981	M 4.6	1
1979	M 5.1	1
1977	M 4.8	4
1975	M 5.3	2