Latest today See all | Mag. 2.5 earthquake South Pacific Ocean - Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - |
Strongest today | Mag. 4.0 South Pacific Ocean - Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Jun 14, 11:09 pm (Auckland) | 2.5 165 km | 3 km (1.9 mi) to the NE | South Pacific Ocean, 22 km east of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | Info | |
Jun 14, 10:55 pm (Auckland) | 2.4 26 km | 3 km (1.9 mi) to the NE | Tasman Sea, 6 km northeast of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand | Info | |
Jun 14, 10:34 pm (Auckland) | 1.7 7.3 km | New Zealand | Info | ||
Jun 14, 10:31 pm (Auckland) | 2.7 246 km | 50 km southeast of Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand | Info | ||
Jun 14, 10:15 pm (Auckland) | 3.3 53 km | South Pacific Ocean, 4.8 km southeast of Hicks Bay, Gisborne, New Zealand I FELT IT | Info | ||
Jun 14, 09:09 pm (Auckland) | 3.3 188 km | Manawatu-Wanganui, 80 km east of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand I FELT IT | Info | ||
Jun 14, 08:39 pm (Auckland) | 2.0 28 km | 33 km northwest of Napier City, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | Info | ||
Jun 14, 07:56 pm (Auckland) | 1.8 87 km | 32 km northwest of Te Anau, Southland, New Zealand | Info | ||
Jun 14, 07:36 pm (Auckland) | 1.4 21 km | 21 km southwest of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | Info |
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New Zealand has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 21,000 quakes on average per year in New Zealand. New Zealand has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.
On average, New Zealand has about 2,500 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 822 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 137 quakes per year, Mag 6+: 4.5 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in New Zealand occurred 17 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 2.5:
A light magnitude 2.5 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean near the coast of Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, late in the evening of Friday, Jun 14, 2024 at 11.09 pm local time (Pacific/Auckland GMT +12). The quake had a moderate depth of 165 km (102 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 24 hours, New Zealand was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 4.0, 5 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 27 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 16 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in New Zealand in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 4.0 and occurred 19 hours ago:
A moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean near the coast of New Zealand in the early morning of Friday, Jun 14, 2024 at 4.03 am local time (GMT +12). The quake had a moderate depth of 158 km (98 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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