Earthquakes by city New Zealand 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Rolleston today

Rolleston, New Zealand: 507 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

29,600

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

507

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.0

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Pacific/Auckland

Coordinates -43.583, 172.383

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2025-11-01 00:47 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.0

Rolleston, New Zealand

2010-09-03 16:35 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Rolleston today

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

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

The strongest earthquake recorded near Rolleston reached magnitude 7.0 on 2010-09-03 16:35 UTC, near Rolleston.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Rolleston today?

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

When was the last earthquake near Rolleston?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2025-11-01 00:47 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Rolleston?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Rolleston reached magnitude 7.0 on 2010-09-03 16:35 UTC, near Rolleston.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Rolleston

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

Average magnitude

4.4

Average depth

10.5 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 1 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2025-11-01 00:47	M 4.1	Rolleston New Zealand	18.9 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-11 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

2010 M 7.0 max · 166 earthquakes 1929 M 7.0 max · 1 earthquakes 1994 M 6.8 max · 6 earthquakes 1946 M 6.5 max · 2 earthquakes 1995 M 6.2 max · 4 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2025	M 4.4	2
2024	M 4.5	1
2023	M 4.5	4
2022	M 4.4	3
2021	M 4.4	1
2020	M 4.0	1
2017	M 4.8	7
2016	M 5.8	18
2014	M 4.3	5
2013	M 4.3	6
2012	M 5.2	53
2011	M 6.1	195
2010	M 7.0	166
2009	M 4.3	4
2008	M 4.1	1
2007	M 4.4	2
2006	M 4.3	2
2005	M 4.2	1
2004	M 4.6	1
2003	M 4.8	4
2002	M 4.8	1
2001	M 4.1	1
2000	M 4.7	3
1999	M 4.6	2
1997	M 4.0	1
1995	M 6.2	4
1994	M 6.8	6
1993	M 4.2	2
1992	M 5.5	2
1991	M 4.7	1
1987	M 5.1	1
1986	M 4.6	1
1978	M 4.6	1
1977	M 5.0	1
1946	M 6.5	2
1929	M 7.0	1