Earthquakes in New Zealand today
New Zealand was hit by 10 earthquakes in 2025. The strongest earthquake in New Zealand for 2025 had a magnitude of 5.5
5
2024-03-12
5.1
2024-03-12
4.5
2024-03-11
4.9
2024-03-11
4.5
2024-03-11
5.2
2024-03-10
4.3
2024-03-09
5.5
2024-03-09
5.3
2024-03-08
5.3
2024-03-08
Earthquakes Map New Zealand
Map of the recents earthquakes in New Zealand
Earthquakes Chart New Zealand 2025
Earthquakes Historic New Zealand
| Year | Max mag. | Total hits |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 8.2 | 4 |
| 1917 | 8.1 | 4 |
| 1977 | 8.1 | 623 |
| 1989 | 8.1 | 625 |
| 2004 | 8.1 | 2192 |
| 2009 | 8.1 | 1660 |
| 2006 | 8 | 2423 |
| 1976 | 7.9 | 599 |
| 1910 | 7.9 | 11 |
| 1901 | 7.9 | 3 |
| 1903 | 7.8 | 4 |
| 1920 | 7.8 | 1 |
| 1948 | 7.8 | 6 |
| 1955 | 7.8 | 4 |
| 1959 | 7.8 | 6 |
| 2007 | 7.8 | 2161 |
| 2016 | 7.8 | 819 |
| 2002 | 7.7 | 1423 |
| 1995 | 7.7 | 1345 |
| 1997 | 7.7 | 1441 |
| 1975 | 7.7 | 422 |
| 1986 | 7.7 | 864 |
| 1963 | 7.7 | 8 |
| 1924 | 7.7 | 5 |
| 1931 | 7.7 | 7 |
| 1913 | 7.7 | 5 |
| 1909 | 7.6 | 3 |
| 1943 | 7.6 | 18 |
| 1990 | 7.6 | 674 |
| 1980 | 7.6 | 616 |
| 1981 | 7.6 | 607 |
| 1994 | 7.6 | 663 |
| 2011 | 7.6 | 2534 |
| 1998 | 7.5 | 1086 |
| 1982 | 7.5 | 593 |
| 1957 | 7.5 | 9 |
| 1950 | 7.5 | 15 |
| 1962 | 7.5 | 4 |
| 1932 | 7.5 | 2 |
| 1928 | 7.5 | 2 |
| 1929 | 7.5 | 2 |
| 1937 | 7.5 | 2 |
| 1974 | 7.4 | 453 |
| 1953 | 7.4 | 7 |
| 1944 | 7.4 | 9 |
| 1992 | 7.4 | 831 |
| 1987 | 7.4 | 710 |
| 1979 | 7.4 | 545 |
| 1996 | 7.4 | 1112 |
| 2013 | 7.4 | 1428 |
| 2017 | 7.3 | 863 |
| 2008 | 7.3 | 2099 |
| 2010 | 7.3 | 1663 |
| 1972 | 7.3 | 61 |
| 1967 | 7.3 | 24 |
| 1970 | 7.3 | 34 |
| 1961 | 7.3 | 7 |
| 1934 | 7.3 | 4 |
| 1926 | 7.3 | 2 |
| 1907 | 7.3 | 2 |
| 1905 | 7.3 | 5 |
| 1906 | 7.2 | 3 |
| 1911 | 7.2 | 3 |
| 1935 | 7.2 | 3 |
| 1960 | 7.2 | 7 |
| 1968 | 7.2 | 42 |
| 1969 | 7.2 | 27 |
| 1945 | 7.2 | 6 |
| 1946 | 7.2 | 6 |
| 1949 | 7.2 | 12 |
| 1940 | 7.2 | 4 |
| 1956 | 7.2 | 7 |
| 2003 | 7.2 | 1643 |
| 2000 | 7.2 | 1002 |
| 2001 | 7.1 | 1368 |
| 1988 | 7.1 | 607 |
| 1984 | 7.1 | 667 |
| 2014 | 7.1 | 2332 |
| 1941 | 7.1 | 5 |
| 1927 | 7.1 | 3 |
| 1925 | 7.1 | 1 |
| 1921 | 7.1 | 2 |
| 1918 | 7.1 | 4 |
| 1915 | 7.1 | 1 |
| 1916 | 7.1 | 1 |
| 1914 | 7 | 1 |
| 1938 | 7 | 4 |
| 1939 | 7 | 5 |
| 1933 | 7 | 3 |
| 1942 | 7 | 9 |
| 1947 | 7 | 4 |
| 1954 | 7 | 8 |
| 2015 | 7 | 674 |
| 1993 | 7 | 901 |
| 1991 | 7 | 637 |
| 1983 | 7 | 490 |
| 1978 | 7 | 481 |
| 1985 | 6.9 | 695 |
| 1964 | 6.9 | 14 |
| 1965 | 6.9 | 38 |
| 1912 | 6.9 | 1 |
| 1904 | 6.9 | 3 |
| 1902 | 6.9 | 4 |
| 1936 | 6.8 | 4 |
| 1973 | 6.8 | 398 |
| 1951 | 6.8 | 7 |
| 1952 | 6.8 | 3 |
| 1999 | 6.8 | 966 |
| 2005 | 6.7 | 1808 |
| 2012 | 6.7 | 1754 |
| 1966 | 6.7 | 29 |
| 1923 | 6.7 | 1 |
| 1971 | 6.6 | 24 |
| 1958 | 6.6 | 3 |
| 1930 | 6.6 | 1 |
| 1922 | 6.6 | 1 |
| 2018 | 6.2 | 268 |