Max magnitude
7.5
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
3798 events tracked
New Zealand seismic overview
New Zealand earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for New Zealand, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4.8
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
51.3 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
New Zealand earthquakes today
10 recent events
4.9
Moderate
2026-04-25 23:35:19 UTC
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
Earthquake near Kermadec Islands
73.7 km
5.0
77.4 km
4.9
Moderate
2026-04-10 08:17:16 UTC
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
Earthquake near Kermadec Islands
68.8 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-04-01 15:04:42 UTC
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
Earthquake near Kermadec Islands
10.0 km
5.7
197.5 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-03-30 15:22:34 UTC
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
Earthquake near Kermadec Islands
52.8 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-03-26 05:09:18 UTC
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
Earthquake near Kermadec Islands
47.7 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-03-25 18:14:52 UTC
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
Earthquake near Kermadec Islands
35.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2026-03-22 21:13:34 UTC
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
Earthquake near Kermadec Islands
10.0 km
5.0
10.0 km
Activity rhythm
New Zealand earthquake chart 2026
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Live geography
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Map of recent earthquakes in New Zealand.
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April 2026
4 earthquakes
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11 earthquakes
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4 earthquakes
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December 2025
4 earthquakes
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5 earthquakes
History
Earthquakes history
89 years
| 1917 | 7.5 | 3 |
| 2021 | 7.4 | 339 |
| 2019 | 7.3 | 187 |
| 1968 | 7.3 | 12 |
| 1963 | 7.3 | 13 |
| 2001 | 7.2 | 41 |
| 1995 | 7.2 | 36 |
| 1978 | 7.2 | 54 |
| 1941 | 7.2 | 3 |
| 1919 | 7.2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 7.1 | 165 |
| 1981 | 7.1 | 40 |
| 1910 | 7.1 | 2 |
| 1943 | 7.0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 7.0 | 95 |
| 1989 | 7.0 | 38 |
| 2014 | 6.9 | 308 |
| 1998 | 6.9 | 37 |
| 1911 | 6.9 | 1 |
| 1976 | 6.8 | 95 |
| 2003 | 6.7 | 76 |
| 1936 | 6.6 | 2 |
| 2022 | 6.6 | 168 |
| 1992 | 6.6 | 43 |
| 1991 | 6.6 | 22 |
| 1980 | 6.6 | 32 |
| 1954 | 6.6 | 2 |
| 1957 | 6.6 | 3 |
| 1935 | 6.6 | 2 |
| 2013 | 6.5 | 80 |
| 2007 | 6.5 | 60 |
| 1999 | 6.5 | 35 |
| 1982 | 6.5 | 25 |
| 1951 | 6.5 | 4 |
| 1938 | 6.5 | 2 |
| 1932 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 1947 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 2009 | 6.4 | 65 |
| 2005 | 6.4 | 73 |
| 1988 | 6.4 | 13 |
| 1979 | 6.4 | 25 |
| 1952 | 6.4 | 2 |
| 1960 | 6.4 | 3 |
| 1993 | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1985 | 6.3 | 32 |
| 1973 | 6.3 | 25 |
| 1949 | 6.3 | 2 |
| 1931 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 1984 | 6.2 | 28 |
| 1975 | 6.2 | 15 |
| 1948 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 1930 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 1921 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 6.1 | 30 |
| 2024 | 6.1 | 123 |
| 2016 | 6.1 | 99 |
| 1990 | 6.1 | 21 |
| 1986 | 6.1 | 37 |
| 1969 | 6.1 | 2 |
| 1946 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 1934 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 1965 | 6.1 | 2 |
| 1958 | 6.0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 6.0 | 78 |
| 2017 | 6.0 | 90 |
| 2015 | 6.0 | 106 |
| 2011 | 6.0 | 93 |
| 1994 | 6.0 | 20 |
| 1983 | 6.0 | 15 |
| 1928 | 6.0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 5.9 | 76 |
| 2010 | 5.9 | 68 |
| 2000 | 5.9 | 34 |
| 1997 | 5.9 | 57 |
| 2004 | 5.8 | 88 |
| 1972 | 5.8 | 1 |
| 1966 | 5.7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5.7 | 70 |
| 2006 | 5.7 | 104 |
| 1987 | 5.7 | 24 |
| 1977 | 5.7 | 27 |
| 1974 | 5.7 | 15 |
| 1959 | 5.7 | 1 |
| 1970 | 5.6 | 3 |
| 2002 | 5.6 | 30 |
| 1964 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5.4 | 86 |
| 1996 | 5.4 | 18 |
| 1971 | 5.4 | 1 |