Earthquakes by city New Zealand 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Masterton today

Masterton, New Zealand: 307 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

29,100

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

307

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.2

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Pacific/Auckland

Coordinates -40.960, 175.658

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-02-16 08:04 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.2

Palmerston North, New Zealand

1934-03-05 11:46 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Masterton today

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

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

The strongest earthquake recorded near Masterton reached magnitude 7.2 on 1934-03-05 11:46 UTC, near Palmerston North.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Masterton today?

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

When was the last earthquake near Masterton?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-02-16 08:04 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Masterton?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Masterton reached magnitude 7.2 on 1934-03-05 11:46 UTC, near Palmerston North.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Masterton

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

Average magnitude

4.5

Average depth

38.0 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 12 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-02-16 08:04	M 4.5	Paraparaumu New Zealand	77.2 km
2026-01-27 00:53	M 4.6	Wellington New Zealand	41.0 km
2026-01-13 10:21	M 4.3	Palmerston North New Zealand	21.5 km
2025-12-26 03:06	M 4.0	Palmerston North New Zealand	22.9 km
2025-12-25 18:16	M 4.5	Masterton New Zealand	26.1 km
2025-12-15 12:05	M 4.0	Palmerston North New Zealand	38.2 km
2025-12-03 23:17	M 4.2	Palmerston North New Zealand	25.9 km
2025-12-03 22:47	M 4.5	Palmerston North New Zealand	19.7 km
2025-11-06 08:09	M 4.5	Wellington New Zealand	43.3 km
2025-09-10 13:44	M 4.3	Palmerston North New Zealand	35.0 km
2025-06-24 12:19	M 4.4	Wellington New Zealand	55.4 km
2025-05-05 05:16	M 4.3	Palmerston North New Zealand	47.6 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-06 1 events

2025-09 1 events

2025-11 1 events

2025-12 5 events

2026-01 2 events

2026-02 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1934 M 7.2 max · 1 earthquakes 1942 M 7.0 max · 4 earthquakes 1917 M 6.8 max · 1 earthquakes 1990 M 6.4 max · 5 earthquakes 1961 M 6.4 max · 1 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.6	3
2025	M 5.2	11
2024	M 5.1	7
2023	M 4.3	3
2022	M 4.5	4
2021	M 4.3	3
2020	M 5.6	15
2019	M 4.4	4
2018	M 4.5	5
2017	M 4.5	10
2016	M 4.8	10
2015	M 5.6	11
2014	M 6.1	19
2013	M 4.3	1
2012	M 4.9	7
2011	M 5.1	7
2010	M 4.9	11
2009	M 4.6	15
2008	M 4.7	8
2007	M 4.7	7
2006	M 4.8	12
2005	M 5.3	13
2004	M 4.8	17
2003	M 5.2	14
2002	M 4.9	16
2001	M 4.7	8
2000	M 5.2	10
1999	M 4.5	5
1998	M 4.5	4
1997	M 4.1	1
1996	M 4.7	3
1995	M 4.4	2
1994	M 4.0	1
1993	M 4.8	5
1992	M 5.5	10
1991	M 5.6	1
1990	M 6.4	5
1989	M 5.1	2
1988	M 4.5	1
1982	M 5.4	1
1981	M 5.4	2
1979	M 4.2	1
1975	M 5.6	2
1973	M 5.2	1
1961	M 6.4	1
1942	M 7.0	4
1938	M 6.1	1
1934	M 7.2	1
1930	M 6.3	1
1917	M 6.8	1