Earthquakes by city New Zealand 100 km
Seismic city profile

Upper Hutt

Upper Hutt, New Zealand: 552 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population
48,300
Residents in the indexed city record.
Earthquakes
552
Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.
Max magnitude
7.2
Strongest recorded event in the current radius.
Timezone
Pacific/Auckland
Coordinates -41.138, 175.050
Nearby activity pulse
Last 30 days
1
Last 12 months
8
Last nearby event: 2026-04-13 15:26 UTC
Strongest nearby event
M 7.2
NZ
1934-03-05 11:46 UTC

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Upper Hutt

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

Average magnitude
4.5
Average depth
32.0 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 8 events shown
UTC Magnitude Region Depth
2026-04-13 15:26 M 4.2
Wellington
New Zealand
68.8 km
2026-02-16 08:04 M 4.5
Paraparaumu
New Zealand
77.2 km
2026-02-03 23:35 M 4.0
Blenheim
New Zealand
18.0 km
2026-01-27 00:53 M 4.6
Wellington
New Zealand
41.0 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
2026-01 1 events
2026-02 2 events
2026-04 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Year Max magnitude Earthquakes
2026 M 4.6 4
2025 M 5.2 8
2024 M 5.1 11
2023 M 5.7 6
2022 M 5.2 4
2021 M 4.7 7
2020 M 5.6 17
2019 M 4.5 2
2018 M 4.7 10
2017 M 4.7 23
2016 M 5.7 97
2015 M 4.8 11
2014 M 6.1 23
2013 M 6.5 92
2012 M 4.9 6
2011 M 5.1 11
2010 M 4.9 9
2009 M 4.6 16
2008 M 4.7 8
2007 M 5.0 9
2006 M 4.9 14
2005 M 5.3 26
2004 M 4.8 17
2003 M 5.0 13
2002 M 4.9 13
2001 M 5.0 18
2000 M 5.2 11
1999 M 5.2 16
1998 M 4.5 4
1997 M 4.8 10
1996 M 5.1 3
1995 M 5.8 4
1994 M 4.3 2
1993 M 4.5 5
1992 M 4.2 2
1991 M 5.6 1
1990 M 5.6 2
1989 M 4.7 1
1988 M 4.5 1
1987 M 4.5 1
1986 M 5.5 1
1982 M 5.4 1
1979 M 4.2 1
1977 M 6.0 1
1975 M 5.2 1
1973 M 5.7 2
1966 M 5.7 1
1961 M 6.4 1
1942 M 7.0 4
1934 M 7.2 1