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List of earthquakes in New Zealand

December 02, 2023

This is a list of large earthquakes that have occurred in New Zealand. Only earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.0 or greater are listed, except for a few that had a moderate impact. Aftershocks are not included, unless they were of great significance or contributed to a death toll, such as the M 6.3 2011 Christchurch earthquake and the M 7.3 aftershock to the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake.

Major active fault zones of New Zealand showing variation in displacement vector along the Pacific–Indo-Australian plate boundary (left) and the distribution of earthquakes (magnitude 5 or greater)
New Zealand earthquakes 1960 to 2020[1]
Magnitude Annual average
4.0–4.9 355.9
5.0–5.9 29.28
6.0–6.9 1.66
7.0–7.9 0.26
8.0 and over 0.01

Earthquakes occur frequently in New Zealand as the country is situated in the collision zone between the Indo-Australian and Pacific tectonic plates, part of the Pacific Basin Ring of Fire, where many earthquakes and volcanoes occur. Most events occur along the main ranges running from Fiordland in the southwest to East Cape in the northeast. This axis follows the boundary between the Indo-Australian and Pacific plates. Large earthquakes are less common, where the plates are not subducting and the forces are accommodated in different ways.

The largest city within the highest-risk zone is the nation's capital, Wellington, followed by Napier then Hastings. All these cities have experienced severe earthquakes since European settlement. About 14,000 earthquakes occur in and around the country each year, of which between 150 and 200 are big enough to be felt.[2] As a result, New Zealand has very stringent building regulations. The 1929 Murchison earthquake and 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake led to the development of stricter building codes in New Zealand from 1935.[3]

Quite early on, European settlers were faced with the reality of earthquakes in their new home. On 26 May 1840, the new settlement at Port Nicholson was struck by the first of a number of earthquakes and tremors.[4] Early settlers learned fairly quickly the importance of using appropriate building methods in an earthquake-prone country. The 1848 earthquake, centred in Marlborough, caused great damage to the brick and masonry buildings in Wellington, and the city was rebuilt mainly in wood; consequently it suffered comparatively little damage in the 8.2 magnitude earthquake of 1855, which lifted the land 2–3m.[5] Many buildings in Hastings and Napier were damaged in the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake. New building regulations meant that any new buildings constructed afterwards attempted to take earthquake shaking into account in building design.[5]

Pre-19th century edit

Date Location Region Magnitude Depth Latitude Longitude Further information
(ML) (MW)
1100 Alpine Fault South Island 7.6–8.3 [6]
1450 Alpine Fault South Island 7.6–8.3 [6]
1460 Wellington Region Wellington 8.0 8.0 25 km 41.39°S 174.80°E Haowhenua earthquake[7]
1620 Alpine Fault South Island 7.6–8.3 [6][8]
1717 Alpine Fault South Island 8.1 [6][8]

19th century edit

Information for earthquakes before 1840 are later estimates.

Date Location Region Magnitude Depth Latitude Longitude Fatalities Further information
(ML) (MW)
1815 New Plymouth Taranaki 7.0[9] 25 km 38.99°S 174.00°E
1817 Fiordland South Island 7.0[10] 25 km 45.99°S 167.00°E
1826 Fiordland South Island 8.0[11] 8.0 25 km 44.99°S 167.00°E
1835 South Auckland Auckland 7.0[12] 25 km 36.99°S 175.00°E 1835 Auckland earthquake - Apparently a large shallow earthquake followed by aftershocks. Evidence rests on a single report that has so far not been verified[13]
1838 Waitotara Forest Manawatu 7.0[14] 25 km 39.39°S 176.10°E
26 May 1840 Paraparaumu Wellington 6.0[15] 25 km 41.00°S 175.00°E
8 July 1843 Near Taihape Manawatu 7.6[16] 7.6 12 km 39.59°S 176.20°E 2 1843 Wanganui earthquake
13 July 1846 Snares Islands Southland 6.3[17] 25 km 47.00°S 166.00°E
19 November 1846 Karamea West Coast 6.5[18] 25 km 41.00°S 172.00°E
4 December 1846 Wellington Wellington 6.0[19] 25 km 41.00°S 174.50°E
16 October 1848 Blenheim Marlborough 7.4[20] 7.8 12 km 41.89°S 173.60°E 3 1848 Marlborough earthquake
27 July 1851 Motueka Tasman 6.0[21] 25 km 41.00°S 173.00°E
23 January 1855 Lake Wairarapa Wairarapa 8.2[22] 8.2 33 km 41.198°S 175.20°E 9 1855 Wairarapa earthquake[23][24][25][26]
23 February 1863 Waipukurau Hawke's Bay 7.5[27] 25 km 40.00°S 176.50°E 1863 Hawke's Bay earthquake[28][29]
19 October 1868 Cape Farewell Tasman 7.2[30] 12 km[31] 40.20°S 173.00°E Felt throughout Central New Zealand
5 June 1869 Christchurch Canterbury 4.7[32]–5.7[33] 5 km 43.55°S 172.60°E 1869 Christchurch earthquake
26 February 1876 Oamaru Otago 5.8[34] 12 km 45.20°S 170.90°E Doublet earthquake: damaging in Oamaru & neighbouring settlements
18 July 1876 Palmerston North Manawatu 6.8[35] 50 km 40.19°S 175.80°E Felt strongly in Palmerston North
25 June 1881 Palmerston North Manawatu 6.7[36] 33 km 40.39°S 175.60°E Felt strongly in Palmerston North
5 December 1881 Castle Hill[37] Canterbury 6.0[38] 12 km 43.13°S 171.77°E Damaged stone buildings in Christchurch, including ChristChurch Cathedral[39]
1 September 1888 Lewis Pass Canterbury 7.0[40] 7.1 12 km 42.59°S 172.55°E 1 1888 North Canterbury earthquake
23 June 1891 W of Port Waikato Waikato 6.2[41] 12 km 37.43°S 174.43°E Felt in Auckland/Waikato
12 February 1893 Nelson Tasman Bay 6.7[42] 70 km 40.99°S 173.80°E Felt throughout Central New Zealand
18 August 1895 Taupō Bay of Plenty 6.0[43] 12 km 38.80°S 176.80°E Felt throughout Central New Zealand
8 December 1897 Wanganui Manawatu 6.5[44] 40 km 39.99°S, 175.00°E Felt throughout North Island, Strong in Wanganui

1900–1949 edit

Date Location Region Magnitude Depth Latitude Longitude Fatalities Further information
(ML) (MW)
16 November 1901 Cheviot North Canterbury 6.8[45] 12 km 42.74°S 173.35°E 1 1901 Cheviot earthquake
9 August 1904 Cape Turnagain Hawke's Bay 7.0[46] 7.2 16 km 40.40°S 176.40°E 1 1904 Cape Turnagain earthquake
12 April 1913 Masterton Wairarapa 5.6[34] 12 km 41.00°S 175.7°E 1[47] Chimney damage in & around Masterton
7 October 1914 East Cape Gisborne 6.6[48] 6.6[34] 12 km 37.80°S 178.20°E 1 1914 East Cape earthquakes
22 November 1914 Mayor Island Bay of Plenty 7.3[34] 300 km 37.50°S 176.50°E Felt through North Island, chimney throughout Tairawhiti
1 May 1917 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 8.0 50 km 29.00°S 177.00°W Felt throughout New Zealand[49]
6 August 1917 Tinui Wairarapa 6.8[50] 6.8[34] 12 km 40.80°S 176.00°E Felt throughout North Island
3 November 1918 Puysegur Trench South of New Zealand 6.8[51] 50 km 47.00°S 165.40°E Felt throughout Southland
29 June 1921 Kaweka Forest Hawke's Bay 7.0[52][53] 6.6[34] 80 km 39.30°S 176.40°E[failed verification] Felt throughout North Island
25 December 1922 Motunau North Canterbury 6.4 6.4[34] 20 km 42.99°S 173.00°E Felt throughout Upper half of the South Island
17 October 1926 Ahimanawa Range Hawke's Bay 6.0[34] 80 km 39.00°S 176.40°E Felt through Eastern North Island
9 March 1929 Arthur's Pass Canterbury 7.0[54] 7.0[34] 11 km 42.83°S 171.83°E 1929 Arthur's Pass earthquake
17 June 1929 Murchison West Coast 7.3[55] 7.7[34] 9 km 41.69°S 172.20°E 17 1929 Murchison earthquake
23 June 1929 Murchison West Coast 6.5[56] 6.2[34] 14 km 41.78°S 172.32°E Felt throughout central New Zealand
12 February 1930 Porangahau Hawke's Bay 6.2 6.2[34] 33 km 40.39°S 176.55°E Felt throughout lower half of the North Island
3 February 1931 North of Napier Hawke's Bay 7.4[57] 7.8[34] 20 km 39.29°S 177.00°E 256 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake
13 February 1931 East of Napier Hawke's Bay 7.3[58] 7.2[34] 16 km 39.55°S 177.31°E Aftershock to Mw 7.8 event
7 May 1931 Gisborne Gisborne 6.0 6.1[34] 12 km 38.76°S 177.66°E Chimney damage in Gisborne region
22 September 1931 Raukumara Range Bay of Plenty 6.0 6.2[34] 80 km 37.81°S 177.93°E Felt throughout North Island & upper South Island
5 March 1932 White Island Bay of Plenty 6.0 6.0[34] 30 km 36.50°S 178.00°E Felt throughout upper North Island
16 September 1932 Wairoa Hawke's Bay 6.9[59] 6.8[34] 8 km 38.95°S 177.59°E Caused further damage to the already devastated Hawke's Bay.
5 March 1934 Pahiatua Manawatu 7.2[60] 7.4[34] 12 km 40.54°S 176.29°E 2 1934 Pahiatua earthquake
15 March 1934 Wairoa Hawke's Bay 6.3 6.4[34] 25 km 39.31°S 177.23°E Felt strongly in Hawke's Bay and Gisborne
24 May 1936 Whakatane Bay of Plenty 6.5[61] 150 km 37.99°S 177.00°E Felt in North Island
17 December 1938 Charles Sound Southland 7.0 7.1[34] 47 km 44.99°S 167.00°E Felt throughout South Island
11 February 1939 Fiordland Southland 7.0[62] 25 km 45.00°S 167.50°E Felt throughout South Island
26 February 1940 Hastings Hawke's Bay 6.0 25 km 39.50°S 176.50°E Felt throughout North Island
24 June 1942 Masterton Wairarapa 6.9[63] 7.1[34] 12 km 40.96°S 175.69°E 1[64] 1942 Wairarapa earthquakes
1 August 1942 Masterton Wairarapa 6.8[65] 7.0[34] 40 km 41.01°S 175.52°E 1942 Wairarapa earthquakes
2 December 1942 Masteron Wairarapa 6.0 6.0[34] 20 km 41.08°S 175.58°E Felt throughout lower North Island
17 February 1943 Te Anau Southland 6.2 6.4[34] 36 km 45.29°S 168.00°E Felt throughout South Island
8 May 1943 Wanaka Otago 5.9[34] 50 km 44.23°S 169.37°E Felt throughout lower & central South Island
2 August 1943 Te Anau Southland 6.1[66] 6.6[34] 33 km 45.77°S 166.79°E Felt throughout South Island
2 September 1945 Puysegur Bank Southland 6.5[67] 7.0[34] 12 km 47.47°S, 166.12°E Felt throughout Southland and Otago
27 June 1946 Lake Coleridge Canterbury 6.5[68] 6.3[34] 9 km 43.18°S 171.68°E Felt throughout South Island
26 March 1947 Offshore Poverty Bay Gisborne 5.9 7.1[34] 15 km 38.85°S 178.80°E 1947 Gisborne earthquakes and tsunami
17 May 1947 Offshore Tolaga Bay Gisborne 5.6 7.1[34] 15 km 38.42°S 178.87°E 1947 Gisborne earthquakes and tsunami
28 August 1947 Offshore Mahia Peninsula Gisborne 6.3 6.8[34] 7 km 39.35°S 179.60°E 1947 Gisborne earthquakes and tsunami
13 October 1947 Jackson Bay West Coast 6.2 6.2[34] 18 km 44.42°S 168.48°E Felt throughout southern & central South Island
23 May 1948 Waiau North Canterbury 6.4 6.4[34] 4 km 42.49°S 173.00°E Felt throughout upper South Island; part of sequence
9 February 1949 Hāwera Taranaki 6.4 199 km 39.67°S 174.35°E Felt throughout North Island

1950–1999 edit

Date Location Region Magnitude Depth Latitude Longitude Fatalities Further information
(ML) (MW)
11 January 1951 Cheviot North Canterbury 5.5 5.9[34] 12 km 42.79°S 173.18°E Felt upper South Island, widespread damage in the Hurunui district
10 February 1951 Porangahau Hawke's Bay 6.1 6.2[34] 33 km 40.21°S 177.04°E Felt throughout North Island[69]
28 March 1951 White Island Bay of Plenty 6.4[34] 394 km 37.06°S 176.98°E Felt throughout North Island
23 April 1951 Cape Runaway Bay of Plenty 6.2 6.0[34] 80 km 37.53°S 177.84°E Felt throughout North Island
24 June 1951 Toaroa Junction Manawatu 6.3 5.5[34] 33 km 39.45°S 176.20°E Felt throughout North Island
28 August 1952 Porangahau Hawke's Bay 5.8 6.0[34] 12 km 40.08°S 177.19°E Felt in the East half of the North Island
29 September 1953 Tauranga Bay of Plenty 7.2[70] 273 km 37.59°S 176.48°E Felt throughout North Island & upper South Island
27 February 1955 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7.8 18 km 28.40°S 175.37°W Felt in the East half of the North Island
30 January 1956 White Island Bay of Plenty 5.9 6.4[34] 12 km 37.10°S 177.42°E Felt in Bay of Plenty, Waikato and Auckland
29 December 1956 Matawai Gisborne 6.3 6.5[34] 33 km 38.30°S 177.50°E Felt strongly in Gisborne and eastern Bay of Plenty
31 January 1958 Ashley Clinton Hawke's Bay 6.1 5.5[34] 12 km 39.85°S 176.58°E Felt throughout lower North Island, damaging in Hawke's Bay
10 December 1958 Mayor Island Bay of Plenty 6.1 285 km 37.27°S 176.72°E Felt throughout North Island and upper South Island
14 September 1959 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7.8 35 km 28.82°S 177.07°W Felt in the East half of the North Island
28 March 1960 Mokau Taranaki 6.6[71] 237 km 39.04°S 174.81°E Doublet earthquake to 6.5 event
28 March 1960 Mokau Taranaki 6.5[72] 209 km 39.04°S 174.77°E Doublet earthquake to 6.6 event
25 May 1960 Milford Sound Southland 6.3 6.5[34] 12 km 44.17°S 167.72°E Felt throughout South Island
4 February 1961 Tauranga Bay of Plenty 6.0 309 km 37.66°S 175.97°E Felt in the East half of the North Island
27 December 1961 Martinborough Wellington 6.2 6.5[34] 12 km 41.51°S 176.11°E Struck offshore, 65 km east of Martinborough
10 May 1962 Westport West Coast 5.6 5.9[34] 7 km 41.67°S 171.44°E Widespread chimney damage in Westport
23 December 1962 Peria Northland 4.8 4.9[34] 12 km 35.08°S 173.50°E Largest known Northland earthquakes (doublet); localised chimney damage
18 December 1963 Raoul Islands Kermadec Islands 7.7 35 km 24.77°S 176.52°W Felt in the East half of the North Island
11 April 1965 Kaikoura North Canterbury 6.1 6.1[34] 12 km 42.76°S 174.14°E Felt in Kaikoura/North Canterbury
21 May 1965 George Sound Southland 6.4[34] 101 km 44.94°S 167.36°E Felt throughout lower South Island
9 December 1965 Cape Runaway Bay of Plenty 6.5 6.1[34] 190 km 37.00°S 177.63°E Felt in the East half of the North Island
4 March 1966 Gisborne East Cape 6.0 5.6[34] 33 km 38.73°S 178.11°E Felt in Gisborne
23 April 1966 Cook Strait Marlborough 5.8 5.8[34] 12 km 41.64°S 174.54°E Caused damage in Wellington; similar to 2013 Cook Strait
24 May 1968 Inangahua Junction West Coast 6.7[73] 7.1[73] 12 km 41.75°S 172.04°E 3 1968 Inangahua earthquake
25 September 1968 Solander Trough Southland 5.9 6.3[34] 12 km 46.53°S 166.57°E Felt throughout Southland & Otago
9 January 1972 Te Aroha Waikato 5.3 5.3[34] 12 km 37.58°S 175.65°E Localised chimney damage east of Hamilton
5 January 1973 Taumarunui King Country 7.0 6.6[34] 163 km 39.03°S 175.26°E Felt throughout New Zealand
9 April 1974 Dunedin Otago 4.9 12 km 45.97°S 170.52°E Widespread chimney damage in southern suburbs of Dunedin
5 November 1974 Opunake Taranaki 6.0 5.4[34] 12 km 39.54°S 173.46°E Damage in Taranaki; felt throughout central New Zealand
5 May 1976 Milford Sound Southland 6.6 6.5[34] 12 km 44.67°S 167.38°E Felt throughout lower South Island
15 January 1976 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7.8 43 km 29.21°S 177.63°W Foreshock to M 8.2 event
15 January 1976 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 8.2 31 km 29.17°S 177.31°W Main shock
28 October 1976 Te Puke Bay of Plenty 4.9[34] 12 km 37.83°S 176.34°E Damaging shock in a swarm lasting from August to December 1976
18 January 1977 Cook Strait Marlborough 6.0 6.0[34] 33 km 41.84°S 174.58°E Damaging in Wellington; felt throughout central New Zealand
12 October 1979 Puysegur Trench South of New Zealand 6.5 7.3[34] 12 km 46.70°S 166.03°E Felt throughout lower South Island
8 March 1984 Matawai Bay of Plenty 6.4 5.9[34] 75 km 38.20°S 177.44°E Felt throughout North Island
25 June 1984 Macauley River Canterbury 5.9 6.1[34] 12 km 43.59°S 170.63°E Felt throughout central South Island
31 December 1984 White Island Bay of Plenty 6.3 12 km 36.59°S 177.55°E Felt around the Bay of Plenty
26 September 1985 Kermadec Trench Kermadec Islands 7.0 6.9[34] 33 km 34.64°S 178.02°W Felt in East half of North Island
21 October 1986 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7.7[74] 29 km 28.12°S 176.37°W
2 March 1987 Edgecumbe Bay of Plenty 6.1 6.5[34] 10 km 37.88°S 176.80°E 1 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake
9 March 1987 Pegasus Bay Canterbury 5.2 30 km 43.22°S 173.20°E Damaging in Christchurch
4 June 1988 Te Anau Southland 6.1 6.7[34] 73 km 45.12°S 167.29°E Damaging in Te Anau & Queenstown; felt throughout South Island
24 May 1989 Puysegur Trench South of New Zealand 8.2 Felt in the South Island
31 May 1989 Doubtful Sound Southland 6.1 6.4[34] 23 km 45.33°S 166.87°E Felt in lower South Island
10 February 1990 Lake Tennyson North Canterbury 5.8 5.9[34] 8 km 42.25°S 172.65°E Felt in upper South Island; widespread landsliding
19 February 1990 Weber Manawatu 5.9 6.2[34] 23 km 40.47°S 176.44°E Foreshock to M6.4 event
13 May 1990 Weber Manawatu 6.2[75] 6.4[75] 11 km 40.43°S 176.47°E Mainshock
28 January 1991 Buller Ranges West Coast 6.1 5.8[34] 10 km 41.90°S 171.65°E Foreshock to M 6.3 event
29 January 1991 Buller Ranges West Coast 6.3 6.0[34] 17.3 km 41.90°S 171.72°E Mainshock
9 September 1991 South Taranaki Bight Manawatu 6.3 5.6[34] 86 km 40.24°S 175.16°E Felt throughout North Island
27 May 1992 Wairau Valley Marlborough 6.8 5.9[34] 79 km 41.60°S 173.66°E Felt in Central New Zealand
21 June 1992 White Island Bay of Plenty 6.1 6.3[34] 5 km 37.57°S 176.82°E Felt in Bay of Plenty
11 April 1993 Tikokino Hawke's Bay 6.1 6.0[34] 25 km 39.73°S 176.71°E Felt strongly throughout Hawke's Bay
10 August 1993 Secretary Island Southland 6.7 6.8[34] 22 km 45.21°S 166.70°E Felt as far away as Australia
10 August 1993 Ormond East Cape 6.3 6.2[34] 39 km 38.53°S 177.91°E Felt strongly in Gisborne.
18 June 1994 Arthur's Pass Canterbury 6.7[76] 6.7 4 km 43.00°S 171.47°E reverse slip mainshock[77]
19 June 1994 Lake Coleridge Canterbury 6.1 5 km 43.16°S 171.47°E Triggered from the M 6.7 Arthur's Pass event
6 February 1995 Offshore East Cape Gisborne 7.0 7.5[34] 15 km 37.65°S 179.49°E Felt in East half of North Island
10 February 1995 NE of New Zealand East Cape 6.6 12 km 37.92°7S 179.51°E
24 November 1995 Arthur's Pass Canterbury 6.3 7 km 42.95°S 171.81°E Felt strongly in the South Island
25 May 1997 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7.9 339 km 33.61°S 177.80°E Felt throughout North Island and upper half of the South Island
20 April 1998 Taumarunui King Country 6.7[78] 232 km 39.02°S 174.92°E Felt throughout the North Island
25 October 1999 Taupō Waikato 7.0 160 km 38.56°S 175.91°E Felt throughout New Zealand

2000–2009 edit

Date Location Region Magnitude Depth Latitude Longitude Fatalities Further information
(ML) (MW)
15 August 2000 L'Esperance Rock Kermadec Islands 7.6[79] 436 km 31.94°S 178.55°E Felt in Christchurch
1 November 2000 Fiordland Southland 6.2[80] 9 km 45.12°S 166.95°E
21 August 2001 NE of New Zealand East Cape 7.1[81] 7.1 33 km 36.98°S 179.16°E Felt in the Gisborne area
21 October 2001 NE of New Zealand East Cape 6.3 12 km 36.89°S 179.86°E Felt in the Gisborne area
8 December 2001 Haast West Coast 6.2 5 km 44.11°S 168.60°E Mainshock
22 August 2003 Fiordland Southland 7.0[82] 7.2 24 km 45.19°S, 166.83°E 2003 Fiordland earthquake
18 July 2004 Lake Rotomā Bay of Plenty 5.1 5.4[83] 5 km 38.01°S, 176.51°E 1[84][85] Part of a swarm of earthquakes in the area
22 November 2004 Puysegur Trench South of New Zealand 7.1[86] 7.0 12 km 46.57°S 165.08°E Reportedly felt as far north as Hamilton.
24 December 2004 Macquarie Ridge South of New Zealand 8.1[87] 35 km 49.31°S 161.35°E 2004 Tasman Sea earthquake
14 March 2005 W of New Zealand Btw. Taranaki & Tasman 6.4 154 km 40.17°S 173.63°E Felt strongly throughout central New Zealand
16 May 2006 L'Esperance Rock Kermadec Islands 7.5[88] 7.4 150 km 31.56°S, 179.30°W Felt in East half of New Zealand
16 May 2006 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7.1 33 km 31.98°S, 177.21°W Felt in East half on North Island
16 October 2007 Fiordland Southland 6.7[89] 6.7 5 km 44.72°S 167.39°E Felt lower half of the South Island
9 December 2007 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7.8 152 km 25.99°S 177.51°W Felt in East half of New Zealand
20 December 2007 Gisborne East Cape 6.7[90] 6.6 44 km 38.89°S 178.44°E 1[91] 2007 Gisborne earthquake
25 August 2008 Hastings Hawke's Bay 5.9[92] 5.5 32 km -39.72°S 176.85°E Slight damage in Napier and Hastings
15 July 2009 Puysegur Trench South of New Zealand 6.1[93] 33 km 46.07°S 165.75°E Felt throughout Southland and Otago
15 July 2009 Dusky Sound Southland 7.8[94] 12 km 45.76°S 166.58°E 2009 Fiordland earthquake

2010–2019 edit

Date Location Region Magnitude Depth Latitude Longitude Fatalities Further information
(ML) (MW) (Mb)
4 September 2010 Darfield Canterbury 7.1 7.0 6.4 11 km 43.52°S 172.16°E 2 2010 Canterbury earthquake[95][96]
22 February 2011 Christchurch Canterbury 6.3 6.1 6.1 6 km 43.58S 172.67E 185[97] 2011 Christchurch earthquake[98][99]
13 June 2011 Christchurch Canterbury 6.4 5.9 6.0 7 km 43.56°S 172.73°E 1 June 2011 Christchurch earthquake[100][101]
5 July 2011 Taupō Waikato 6.5 5.5 5.4 153 km 38.65°S 175.70°E Felt throughout New Zealand.[102][103]
7 July 2011 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7.6 7.6 7.0 20 km 29.31°S 176.20°W Felt as far away as Christchurch.[104][105]
22 October 2011 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7.3 7.4 6.5 33 km 28.99°S 176.18°W Felt in eastern half of the North Island.[106][107]
23 December 2011 Christchurch Canterbury 6.0 5.9 5.7 7 km 43.52°S 172.74°E 1 Caused damage in the Christchurch region.[108][109]
21 July 2013 Cook Strait Marlborough 6.5 6.5 6.1 17 km 41.61°S 174.33°E 2013 Seddon earthquake[110][111]
16 August 2013 Lake Grassmere Marlborough 6.6 6.5 6.0 8 km 41.73°S 174.15°E 2013 Lake Grassmere earthquake[112][113]
16 August 2013 Lake Grassmere Marlborough 6.0 5.9 5.8 8 km 41.67°S 174.26°E Largest aftershock to 2013 Lake Grassmere earthquake[114][115]
20 January 2014 Eketāhuna Wairarapa 6.2 6.1 5.8 34 km 40.62°S 175.85°E 2014 Eketāhuna earthquake[116][117]
13 October 2014 Fiordland Southland 6.2 5.8 5.4 9 km 46.29°S 165.87°E [118][119]
14 October 2014 NE of Whakatane Bay of Plenty 6.5 5.7 82 km 34.90°S 179.65°E [120][121]
17 November 2014 NE of Gisborne Gisborne 6.5 6.7 6.2 22 km 37.68°S 179.68°E 1[47] Felt strongly across the North Island[122][123]
6 January 2015 W of Arthur's Pass Canterbury 6.0 5.6 5.5 5 km 43.06°S 171.25°E Felt throughout the South Island[124][125]
24 April 2015 SE of St Arnaud Marlborough 6.2 6.1 6.0 52 km 42.09°S 173.07°E Felt throughout New Zealand[126][127]
4 May 2015 W of Wānaka Otago 6.2 5.8 6.1 4 km 44.54°S 168.84°E Felt throughout lower South Island[128]
2 February 2016 E of Macauley Island Kermadec Islands 6.6 6.2 6.3 366 km 31.65°S 177.74°E Felt widely in the North Island.[129]
14 February 2016 Christchurch Canterbury 5.7 5.8 15 km 43.5°S 172.83°E 2016 Christchurch earthquake[130][131]
2 September 2016 NE of East Cape East Cape 7.1 7.1 55 km 37.01°S 179.63°E 2016 Te Araroa earthquake[132][133]
14 November 2016 Culverden North Canterbury 7.8 7.8[134][135] 15 km 42.757°S 173.077°E 2[136] 2016 Kaikōura earthquake[137]
30 October 2018 SW of Taumarunui Manawatū-Whanganui 6.5 6.2 207 km 39.03°S 175.01°E Felt widely in the North Island.[138]

2020–present edit

Date Location Region Magnitude Depth Latitude Longitude Fatalities Further information
(ML) (MW) (Mb)
19 June 2020 SE of L'Esperance Rock Kermadec Islands 7.4 7.3 7.3 10 km 33.46°S 177.44°W [139]
5 March 2021 East of East Cape Gisborne 7.0 7.1 7.1 90 km 37.42°S 179.54°W Felt throughout New Zealand[140]
5 March 2021 S of Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7.4 56 km 29.61°S 177.84°W [141]
5 March 2021 S of Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 8.1 19 km 29.74°S 177.28°W 2021 Kermadec Islands earthquake[142]
6 March 2021 NE of Gisborne Gisborne 6.3 9 km 37.605°S 179.598°E [1]
20 June 2021 S of Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 6.5 6.4 25 km 30.216°S 177.845°W Aftershock of the 2021 Kermadec Islands earthquake[143]
2 March 2022 S of Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 6.6 6.5 24 km 30.076°S 177.728°W [144]
15 February 2023 NW of Paraparaumu Kāpiti Coast 6.1 6.3 6.6 50 km 40.56°S 174.56°W [145]
26 April 2023 5 km of Porangahau South of Hawke's Bay 5.4 5.9 5.7 20 km 40.28°S 176.62°W [146]
11 August 2023 5 km north of French Pass Kāpiti Coast 5.2 5.6 5.8 21 km 40.23°S 173.60°W [147]
20 September 2023 45 km north of Geraldine Canterbury 5.7 6.0 6.3 10 km 43.70°S 171.07°W [148]

In April 2023, an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 hit the islands. There were no tsunamis.[149]

See also edit

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Further reading edit

  • Dench, Alison (2005). Essential Dates: A Timeline of New Zealand History. Auckland: Random House. ISBN 978-1-86941-689-8.
  • Eiby, G. A. (1957); Earthquakes (London, Frederick Muller) Page 159 has Table of (16) Major Earthquakes in New Zealand 1848–1942, from R. C. Hayes.
  • Henderson, J (1937); The West Nelson Earthquakes of 1929, Bulletin No. 55 of Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (Wellington, Government Printer)
  • Rogers, Anna (2013) [1996]. The Shaky Isles: New Zealand Earthquakes (2 ed.). Wellington: Grantham House. ISBN 978-1-86934-119-0.
  • Wright, Matthew (2014). Living on shaky ground: The science and story behind New Zealand's earthquakes. Auckland: Random House (New Zealand). ISBN 978-1-77553-688-8.
  • Michael Upchurch (2021). "He Iwi Rū | Quake Nation: effective interactive data visualisation in the museum". Tuhinga: Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Te Papa. 32: 135–151. ISSN 1173-4337. Wikidata Q116264155.

External links edit

  • GNS Science: NZ Government research site
  • Simulation of a Magnitude 8.4 Megathrust Quake in New Zealand – GNS Science

December 02, 2023
list, earthquakes, zealand, this, list, large, earthquakes, that, have, occurred, zealand, only, earthquakes, with, magnitude, greater, listed, except, that, moderate, impact, aftershocks, included, unless, they, were, great, significance, contributed, death, . This is a list of large earthquakes that have occurred in New Zealand Only earthquakes with a magnitude of 6 0 or greater are listed except for a few that had a moderate impact Aftershocks are not included unless they were of great significance or contributed to a death toll such as the M 6 3 2011 Christchurch earthquake and the M 7 3 aftershock to the 1931 Hawke s Bay earthquake Major active fault zones of New Zealand showing variation in displacement vector along the Pacific Indo Australian plate boundary left and the distribution of earthquakes magnitude 5 or greater New Zealand earthquakes 1960 to 2020 1 Magnitude Annual average4 0 4 9 355 95 0 5 9 29 286 0 6 9 1 667 0 7 9 0 268 0 and over 0 01Earthquakes occur frequently in New Zealand as the country is situated in the collision zone between the Indo Australian and Pacific tectonic plates part of the Pacific Basin Ring of Fire where many earthquakes and volcanoes occur Most events occur along the main ranges running from Fiordland in the southwest to East Cape in the northeast This axis follows the boundary between the Indo Australian and Pacific plates Large earthquakes are less common where the plates are not subducting and the forces are accommodated in different ways The largest city within the highest risk zone is the nation s capital Wellington followed by Napier then Hastings All these cities have experienced severe earthquakes since European settlement About 14 000 earthquakes occur in and around the country each year of which between 150 and 200 are big enough to be felt 2 As a result New Zealand has very stringent building regulations The 1929 Murchison earthquake and 1931 Hawke s Bay earthquake led to the development of stricter building codes in New Zealand from 1935 3 Quite early on European settlers were faced with the reality of earthquakes in their new home On 26 May 1840 the new settlement at Port Nicholson was struck by the first of a number of earthquakes and tremors 4 Early settlers learned fairly quickly the importance of using appropriate building methods in an earthquake prone country The 1848 earthquake centred in Marlborough caused great damage to the brick and masonry buildings in Wellington and the city was rebuilt mainly in wood consequently it suffered comparatively little damage in the 8 2 magnitude earthquake of 1855 which lifted the land 2 3m 5 Many buildings in Hastings and Napier were damaged in the 1931 Hawke s Bay earthquake New building regulations meant that any new buildings constructed afterwards attempted to take earthquake shaking into account in building design 5 Contents 1 Pre 19th century 2 19th century 3 1900 1949 4 1950 1999 5 2000 2009 6 2010 2019 7 2020 present 8 See also 9 References 10 Further reading 11 External linksPre 19th century editDate Location Region Magnitude Depth Latitude Longitude Further information ML MW 1100 Alpine Fault South Island 7 6 8 3 6 1450 Alpine Fault South Island 7 6 8 3 6 1460 Wellington Region Wellington 8 0 8 0 25 km 41 39 S 174 80 E Haowhenua earthquake 7 1620 Alpine Fault South Island 7 6 8 3 6 8 1717 Alpine Fault South Island 8 1 6 8 19th century editInformation for earthquakes before 1840 are later estimates Date Location Region Magnitude Depth Latitude Longitude Fatalities Further information ML MW 1815 New Plymouth Taranaki 7 0 9 25 km 38 99 S 174 00 E1817 Fiordland South Island 7 0 10 25 km 45 99 S 167 00 E1826 Fiordland South Island 8 0 11 8 0 25 km 44 99 S 167 00 E1835 South Auckland Auckland 7 0 12 25 km 36 99 S 175 00 E 1835 Auckland earthquake Apparently a large shallow earthquake followed by aftershocks Evidence rests on a single report that has so far not been verified 13 1838 Waitotara Forest Manawatu 7 0 14 25 km 39 39 S 176 10 E26 May 1840 Paraparaumu Wellington 6 0 15 25 km 41 00 S 175 00 E8 July 1843 Near Taihape Manawatu 7 6 16 7 6 12 km 39 59 S 176 20 E 2 1843 Wanganui earthquake13 July 1846 Snares Islands Southland 6 3 17 25 km 47 00 S 166 00 E19 November 1846 Karamea West Coast 6 5 18 25 km 41 00 S 172 00 E4 December 1846 Wellington Wellington 6 0 19 25 km 41 00 S 174 50 E16 October 1848 Blenheim Marlborough 7 4 20 7 8 12 km 41 89 S 173 60 E 3 1848 Marlborough earthquake27 July 1851 Motueka Tasman 6 0 21 25 km 41 00 S 173 00 E23 January 1855 Lake Wairarapa Wairarapa 8 2 22 8 2 33 km 41 198 S 175 20 E 9 1855 Wairarapa earthquake 23 24 25 26 23 February 1863 Waipukurau Hawke s Bay 7 5 27 25 km 40 00 S 176 50 E 1863 Hawke s Bay earthquake 28 29 19 October 1868 Cape Farewell Tasman 7 2 30 12 km 31 40 20 S 173 00 E Felt throughout Central New Zealand5 June 1869 Christchurch Canterbury 4 7 32 5 7 33 5 km 43 55 S 172 60 E 1869 Christchurch earthquake26 February 1876 Oamaru Otago 5 8 34 12 km 45 20 S 170 90 E Doublet earthquake damaging in Oamaru amp neighbouring settlements18 July 1876 Palmerston North Manawatu 6 8 35 50 km 40 19 S 175 80 E Felt strongly in Palmerston North25 June 1881 Palmerston North Manawatu 6 7 36 33 km 40 39 S 175 60 E Felt strongly in Palmerston North5 December 1881 Castle Hill 37 Canterbury 6 0 38 12 km 43 13 S 171 77 E Damaged stone buildings in Christchurch including ChristChurch Cathedral 39 1 September 1888 Lewis Pass Canterbury 7 0 40 7 1 12 km 42 59 S 172 55 E 1 1888 North Canterbury earthquake23 June 1891 W of Port Waikato Waikato 6 2 41 12 km 37 43 S 174 43 E Felt in Auckland Waikato12 February 1893 Nelson Tasman Bay 6 7 42 70 km 40 99 S 173 80 E Felt throughout Central New Zealand18 August 1895 Taupō Bay of Plenty 6 0 43 12 km 38 80 S 176 80 E Felt throughout Central New Zealand8 December 1897 Wanganui Manawatu 6 5 44 40 km 39 99 S 175 00 E Felt throughout North Island Strong in Wanganui1900 1949 editDate Location Region Magnitude Depth Latitude Longitude Fatalities Further information ML MW 16 November 1901 Cheviot North Canterbury 6 8 45 12 km 42 74 S 173 35 E 1 1901 Cheviot earthquake9 August 1904 Cape Turnagain Hawke s Bay 7 0 46 7 2 16 km 40 40 S 176 40 E 1 1904 Cape Turnagain earthquake12 April 1913 Masterton Wairarapa 5 6 34 12 km 41 00 S 175 7 E 1 47 Chimney damage in amp around Masterton7 October 1914 East Cape Gisborne 6 6 48 6 6 34 12 km 37 80 S 178 20 E 1 1914 East Cape earthquakes22 November 1914 Mayor Island Bay of Plenty 7 3 34 300 km 37 50 S 176 50 E Felt through North Island chimney throughout Tairawhiti1 May 1917 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 8 0 50 km 29 00 S 177 00 W Felt throughout New Zealand 49 6 August 1917 Tinui Wairarapa 6 8 50 6 8 34 12 km 40 80 S 176 00 E Felt throughout North Island3 November 1918 Puysegur Trench South of New Zealand 6 8 51 50 km 47 00 S 165 40 E Felt throughout Southland29 June 1921 Kaweka Forest Hawke s Bay 7 0 52 53 6 6 34 80 km 39 30 S 176 40 E failed verification Felt throughout North Island25 December 1922 Motunau North Canterbury 6 4 6 4 34 20 km 42 99 S 173 00 E Felt throughout Upper half of the South Island17 October 1926 Ahimanawa Range Hawke s Bay 6 0 34 80 km 39 00 S 176 40 E Felt through Eastern North Island9 March 1929 Arthur s Pass Canterbury 7 0 54 7 0 34 11 km 42 83 S 171 83 E 1929 Arthur s Pass earthquake17 June 1929 Murchison West Coast 7 3 55 7 7 34 9 km 41 69 S 172 20 E 17 1929 Murchison earthquake23 June 1929 Murchison West Coast 6 5 56 6 2 34 14 km 41 78 S 172 32 E Felt throughout central New Zealand12 February 1930 Porangahau Hawke s Bay 6 2 6 2 34 33 km 40 39 S 176 55 E Felt throughout lower half of the North Island3 February 1931 North of Napier Hawke s Bay 7 4 57 7 8 34 20 km 39 29 S 177 00 E 256 1931 Hawke s Bay earthquake13 February 1931 East of Napier Hawke s Bay 7 3 58 7 2 34 16 km 39 55 S 177 31 E Aftershock to Mw 7 8 event7 May 1931 Gisborne Gisborne 6 0 6 1 34 12 km 38 76 S 177 66 E Chimney damage in Gisborne region22 September 1931 Raukumara Range Bay of Plenty 6 0 6 2 34 80 km 37 81 S 177 93 E Felt throughout North Island amp upper South Island5 March 1932 White Island Bay of Plenty 6 0 6 0 34 30 km 36 50 S 178 00 E Felt throughout upper North Island16 September 1932 Wairoa Hawke s Bay 6 9 59 6 8 34 8 km 38 95 S 177 59 E Caused further damage to the already devastated Hawke s Bay 5 March 1934 Pahiatua Manawatu 7 2 60 7 4 34 12 km 40 54 S 176 29 E 2 1934 Pahiatua earthquake15 March 1934 Wairoa Hawke s Bay 6 3 6 4 34 25 km 39 31 S 177 23 E Felt strongly in Hawke s Bay and Gisborne24 May 1936 Whakatane Bay of Plenty 6 5 61 150 km 37 99 S 177 00 E Felt in North Island17 December 1938 Charles Sound Southland 7 0 7 1 34 47 km 44 99 S 167 00 E Felt throughout South Island11 February 1939 Fiordland Southland 7 0 62 25 km 45 00 S 167 50 E Felt throughout South Island26 February 1940 Hastings Hawke s Bay 6 0 25 km 39 50 S 176 50 E Felt throughout North Island24 June 1942 Masterton Wairarapa 6 9 63 7 1 34 12 km 40 96 S 175 69 E 1 64 1942 Wairarapa earthquakes1 August 1942 Masterton Wairarapa 6 8 65 7 0 34 40 km 41 01 S 175 52 E 1942 Wairarapa earthquakes2 December 1942 Masteron Wairarapa 6 0 6 0 34 20 km 41 08 S 175 58 E Felt throughout lower North Island17 February 1943 Te Anau Southland 6 2 6 4 34 36 km 45 29 S 168 00 E Felt throughout South Island8 May 1943 Wanaka Otago 5 9 34 50 km 44 23 S 169 37 E Felt throughout lower amp central South Island2 August 1943 Te Anau Southland 6 1 66 6 6 34 33 km 45 77 S 166 79 E Felt throughout South Island2 September 1945 Puysegur Bank Southland 6 5 67 7 0 34 12 km 47 47 S 166 12 E Felt throughout Southland and Otago27 June 1946 Lake Coleridge Canterbury 6 5 68 6 3 34 9 km 43 18 S 171 68 E Felt throughout South Island26 March 1947 Offshore Poverty Bay Gisborne 5 9 7 1 34 15 km 38 85 S 178 80 E 1947 Gisborne earthquakes and tsunami17 May 1947 Offshore Tolaga Bay Gisborne 5 6 7 1 34 15 km 38 42 S 178 87 E 1947 Gisborne earthquakes and tsunami28 August 1947 Offshore Mahia Peninsula Gisborne 6 3 6 8 34 7 km 39 35 S 179 60 E 1947 Gisborne earthquakes and tsunami13 October 1947 Jackson Bay West Coast 6 2 6 2 34 18 km 44 42 S 168 48 E Felt throughout southern amp central South Island23 May 1948 Waiau North Canterbury 6 4 6 4 34 4 km 42 49 S 173 00 E Felt throughout upper South Island part of sequence9 February 1949 Hawera Taranaki 6 4 199 km 39 67 S 174 35 E Felt throughout North Island1950 1999 editDate Location Region Magnitude Depth Latitude Longitude Fatalities Further information ML MW 11 January 1951 Cheviot North Canterbury 5 5 5 9 34 12 km 42 79 S 173 18 E Felt upper South Island widespread damage in the Hurunui district10 February 1951 Porangahau Hawke s Bay 6 1 6 2 34 33 km 40 21 S 177 04 E Felt throughout North Island 69 28 March 1951 White Island Bay of Plenty 6 4 34 394 km 37 06 S 176 98 E Felt throughout North Island23 April 1951 Cape Runaway Bay of Plenty 6 2 6 0 34 80 km 37 53 S 177 84 E Felt throughout North Island24 June 1951 Toaroa Junction Manawatu 6 3 5 5 34 33 km 39 45 S 176 20 E Felt throughout North Island28 August 1952 Porangahau Hawke s Bay 5 8 6 0 34 12 km 40 08 S 177 19 E Felt in the East half of the North Island29 September 1953 Tauranga Bay of Plenty 7 2 70 273 km 37 59 S 176 48 E Felt throughout North Island amp upper South Island27 February 1955 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7 8 18 km 28 40 S 175 37 W Felt in the East half of the North Island30 January 1956 White Island Bay of Plenty 5 9 6 4 34 12 km 37 10 S 177 42 E Felt in Bay of Plenty Waikato and Auckland29 December 1956 Matawai Gisborne 6 3 6 5 34 33 km 38 30 S 177 50 E Felt strongly in Gisborne and eastern Bay of Plenty31 January 1958 Ashley Clinton Hawke s Bay 6 1 5 5 34 12 km 39 85 S 176 58 E Felt throughout lower North Island damaging in Hawke s Bay10 December 1958 Mayor Island Bay of Plenty 6 1 285 km 37 27 S 176 72 E Felt throughout North Island and upper South Island14 September 1959 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7 8 35 km 28 82 S 177 07 W Felt in the East half of the North Island28 March 1960 Mokau Taranaki 6 6 71 237 km 39 04 S 174 81 E Doublet earthquake to 6 5 event28 March 1960 Mokau Taranaki 6 5 72 209 km 39 04 S 174 77 E Doublet earthquake to 6 6 event25 May 1960 Milford Sound Southland 6 3 6 5 34 12 km 44 17 S 167 72 E Felt throughout South Island4 February 1961 Tauranga Bay of Plenty 6 0 309 km 37 66 S 175 97 E Felt in the East half of the North Island27 December 1961 Martinborough Wellington 6 2 6 5 34 12 km 41 51 S 176 11 E Struck offshore 65 km east of Martinborough10 May 1962 Westport West Coast 5 6 5 9 34 7 km 41 67 S 171 44 E Widespread chimney damage in Westport23 December 1962 Peria Northland 4 8 4 9 34 12 km 35 08 S 173 50 E Largest known Northland earthquakes doublet localised chimney damage18 December 1963 Raoul Islands Kermadec Islands 7 7 35 km 24 77 S 176 52 W Felt in the East half of the North Island11 April 1965 Kaikoura North Canterbury 6 1 6 1 34 12 km 42 76 S 174 14 E Felt in Kaikoura North Canterbury21 May 1965 George Sound Southland 6 4 34 101 km 44 94 S 167 36 E Felt throughout lower South Island9 December 1965 Cape Runaway Bay of Plenty 6 5 6 1 34 190 km 37 00 S 177 63 E Felt in the East half of the North Island4 March 1966 Gisborne East Cape 6 0 5 6 34 33 km 38 73 S 178 11 E Felt in Gisborne23 April 1966 Cook Strait Marlborough 5 8 5 8 34 12 km 41 64 S 174 54 E Caused damage in Wellington similar to 2013 Cook Strait24 May 1968 Inangahua Junction West Coast 6 7 73 7 1 73 12 km 41 75 S 172 04 E 3 1968 Inangahua earthquake25 September 1968 Solander Trough Southland 5 9 6 3 34 12 km 46 53 S 166 57 E Felt throughout Southland amp Otago9 January 1972 Te Aroha Waikato 5 3 5 3 34 12 km 37 58 S 175 65 E Localised chimney damage east of Hamilton5 January 1973 Taumarunui King Country 7 0 6 6 34 163 km 39 03 S 175 26 E Felt throughout New Zealand9 April 1974 Dunedin Otago 4 9 12 km 45 97 S 170 52 E Widespread chimney damage in southern suburbs of Dunedin5 November 1974 Opunake Taranaki 6 0 5 4 34 12 km 39 54 S 173 46 E Damage in Taranaki felt throughout central New Zealand5 May 1976 Milford Sound Southland 6 6 6 5 34 12 km 44 67 S 167 38 E Felt throughout lower South Island15 January 1976 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7 8 43 km 29 21 S 177 63 W Foreshock to M 8 2 event15 January 1976 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 8 2 31 km 29 17 S 177 31 W Main shock28 October 1976 Te Puke Bay of Plenty 4 9 34 12 km 37 83 S 176 34 E Damaging shock in a swarm lasting from August to December 197618 January 1977 Cook Strait Marlborough 6 0 6 0 34 33 km 41 84 S 174 58 E Damaging in Wellington felt throughout central New Zealand12 October 1979 Puysegur Trench South of New Zealand 6 5 7 3 34 12 km 46 70 S 166 03 E Felt throughout lower South Island8 March 1984 Matawai Bay of Plenty 6 4 5 9 34 75 km 38 20 S 177 44 E Felt throughout North Island25 June 1984 Macauley River Canterbury 5 9 6 1 34 12 km 43 59 S 170 63 E Felt throughout central South Island31 December 1984 White Island Bay of Plenty 6 3 12 km 36 59 S 177 55 E Felt around the Bay of Plenty26 September 1985 Kermadec Trench Kermadec Islands 7 0 6 9 34 33 km 34 64 S 178 02 W Felt in East half of North Island21 October 1986 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7 7 74 29 km 28 12 S 176 37 W2 March 1987 Edgecumbe Bay of Plenty 6 1 6 5 34 10 km 37 88 S 176 80 E 1 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake9 March 1987 Pegasus Bay Canterbury 5 2 30 km 43 22 S 173 20 E Damaging in Christchurch4 June 1988 Te Anau Southland 6 1 6 7 34 73 km 45 12 S 167 29 E Damaging in Te Anau amp Queenstown felt throughout South Island24 May 1989 Puysegur Trench South of New Zealand 8 2 Felt in the South Island31 May 1989 Doubtful Sound Southland 6 1 6 4 34 23 km 45 33 S 166 87 E Felt in lower South Island10 February 1990 Lake Tennyson North Canterbury 5 8 5 9 34 8 km 42 25 S 172 65 E Felt in upper South Island widespread landsliding19 February 1990 Weber Manawatu 5 9 6 2 34 23 km 40 47 S 176 44 E Foreshock to M6 4 event13 May 1990 Weber Manawatu 6 2 75 6 4 75 11 km 40 43 S 176 47 E Mainshock28 January 1991 Buller Ranges West Coast 6 1 5 8 34 10 km 41 90 S 171 65 E Foreshock to M 6 3 event29 January 1991 Buller Ranges West Coast 6 3 6 0 34 17 3 km 41 90 S 171 72 E Mainshock9 September 1991 South Taranaki Bight Manawatu 6 3 5 6 34 86 km 40 24 S 175 16 E Felt throughout North Island27 May 1992 Wairau Valley Marlborough 6 8 5 9 34 79 km 41 60 S 173 66 E Felt in Central New Zealand21 June 1992 White Island Bay of Plenty 6 1 6 3 34 5 km 37 57 S 176 82 E Felt in Bay of Plenty11 April 1993 Tikokino Hawke s Bay 6 1 6 0 34 25 km 39 73 S 176 71 E Felt strongly throughout Hawke s Bay10 August 1993 Secretary Island Southland 6 7 6 8 34 22 km 45 21 S 166 70 E Felt as far away as Australia10 August 1993 Ormond East Cape 6 3 6 2 34 39 km 38 53 S 177 91 E Felt strongly in Gisborne 18 June 1994 Arthur s Pass Canterbury 6 7 76 6 7 4 km 43 00 S 171 47 E reverse slip mainshock 77 19 June 1994 Lake Coleridge Canterbury 6 1 5 km 43 16 S 171 47 E Triggered from the M 6 7 Arthur s Pass event6 February 1995 Offshore East Cape Gisborne 7 0 7 5 34 15 km 37 65 S 179 49 E Felt in East half of North Island10 February 1995 NE of New Zealand East Cape 6 6 12 km 37 92 7S 179 51 E24 November 1995 Arthur s Pass Canterbury 6 3 7 km 42 95 S 171 81 E Felt strongly in the South Island25 May 1997 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7 9 339 km 33 61 S 177 80 E Felt throughout North Island and upper half of the South Island20 April 1998 Taumarunui King Country 6 7 78 232 km 39 02 S 174 92 E Felt throughout the North Island25 October 1999 Taupō Waikato 7 0 160 km 38 56 S 175 91 E Felt throughout New Zealand2000 2009 editDate Location Region Magnitude Depth Latitude Longitude Fatalities Further information ML MW 15 August 2000 L Esperance Rock Kermadec Islands 7 6 79 436 km 31 94 S 178 55 E Felt in Christchurch1 November 2000 Fiordland Southland 6 2 80 9 km 45 12 S 166 95 E21 August 2001 NE of New Zealand East Cape 7 1 81 7 1 33 km 36 98 S 179 16 E Felt in the Gisborne area21 October 2001 NE of New Zealand East Cape 6 3 12 km 36 89 S 179 86 E Felt in the Gisborne area8 December 2001 Haast West Coast 6 2 5 km 44 11 S 168 60 E Mainshock22 August 2003 Fiordland Southland 7 0 82 7 2 24 km 45 19 S 166 83 E 2003 Fiordland earthquake18 July 2004 Lake Rotoma Bay of Plenty 5 1 5 4 83 5 km 38 01 S 176 51 E 1 84 85 Part of a swarm of earthquakes in the area22 November 2004 Puysegur Trench South of New Zealand 7 1 86 7 0 12 km 46 57 S 165 08 E Reportedly felt as far north as Hamilton 24 December 2004 Macquarie Ridge South of New Zealand 8 1 87 35 km 49 31 S 161 35 E 2004 Tasman Sea earthquake14 March 2005 W of New Zealand Btw Taranaki amp Tasman 6 4 154 km 40 17 S 173 63 E Felt strongly throughout central New Zealand16 May 2006 L Esperance Rock Kermadec Islands 7 5 88 7 4 150 km 31 56 S 179 30 W Felt in East half of New Zealand16 May 2006 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7 1 33 km 31 98 S 177 21 W Felt in East half on North Island16 October 2007 Fiordland Southland 6 7 89 6 7 5 km 44 72 S 167 39 E Felt lower half of the South Island9 December 2007 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7 8 152 km 25 99 S 177 51 W Felt in East half of New Zealand20 December 2007 Gisborne East Cape 6 7 90 6 6 44 km 38 89 S 178 44 E 1 91 2007 Gisborne earthquake25 August 2008 Hastings Hawke s Bay 5 9 92 5 5 32 km 39 72 S 176 85 E Slight damage in Napier and Hastings15 July 2009 Puysegur Trench South of New Zealand 6 1 93 33 km 46 07 S 165 75 E Felt throughout Southland and Otago15 July 2009 Dusky Sound Southland 7 8 94 12 km 45 76 S 166 58 E 2009 Fiordland earthquake2010 2019 editDate Location Region Magnitude Depth Latitude Longitude Fatalities Further information ML MW Mb 4 September 2010 Darfield Canterbury 7 1 7 0 6 4 11 km 43 52 S 172 16 E 2 2010 Canterbury earthquake 95 96 22 February 2011 Christchurch Canterbury 6 3 6 1 6 1 6 km 43 58S 172 67E 185 97 2011 Christchurch earthquake 98 99 13 June 2011 Christchurch Canterbury 6 4 5 9 6 0 7 km 43 56 S 172 73 E 1 June 2011 Christchurch earthquake 100 101 5 July 2011 Taupō Waikato 6 5 5 5 5 4 153 km 38 65 S 175 70 E Felt throughout New Zealand 102 103 7 July 2011 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7 6 7 6 7 0 20 km 29 31 S 176 20 W Felt as far away as Christchurch 104 105 22 October 2011 Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7 3 7 4 6 5 33 km 28 99 S 176 18 W Felt in eastern half of the North Island 106 107 23 December 2011 Christchurch Canterbury 6 0 5 9 5 7 7 km 43 52 S 172 74 E 1 Caused damage in the Christchurch region 108 109 21 July 2013 Cook Strait Marlborough 6 5 6 5 6 1 17 km 41 61 S 174 33 E 2013 Seddon earthquake 110 111 16 August 2013 Lake Grassmere Marlborough 6 6 6 5 6 0 8 km 41 73 S 174 15 E 2013 Lake Grassmere earthquake 112 113 16 August 2013 Lake Grassmere Marlborough 6 0 5 9 5 8 8 km 41 67 S 174 26 E Largest aftershock to 2013 Lake Grassmere earthquake 114 115 20 January 2014 Eketahuna Wairarapa 6 2 6 1 5 8 34 km 40 62 S 175 85 E 2014 Eketahuna earthquake 116 117 13 October 2014 Fiordland Southland 6 2 5 8 5 4 9 km 46 29 S 165 87 E 118 119 14 October 2014 NE of Whakatane Bay of Plenty 6 5 5 7 82 km 34 90 S 179 65 E 120 121 17 November 2014 NE of Gisborne Gisborne 6 5 6 7 6 2 22 km 37 68 S 179 68 E 1 47 Felt strongly across the North Island 122 123 6 January 2015 W of Arthur s Pass Canterbury 6 0 5 6 5 5 5 km 43 06 S 171 25 E Felt throughout the South Island 124 125 24 April 2015 SE of St Arnaud Marlborough 6 2 6 1 6 0 52 km 42 09 S 173 07 E Felt throughout New Zealand 126 127 4 May 2015 W of Wanaka Otago 6 2 5 8 6 1 4 km 44 54 S 168 84 E Felt throughout lower South Island 128 2 February 2016 E of Macauley Island Kermadec Islands 6 6 6 2 6 3 366 km 31 65 S 177 74 E Felt widely in the North Island 129 14 February 2016 Christchurch Canterbury 5 7 5 8 15 km 43 5 S 172 83 E 2016 Christchurch earthquake 130 131 2 September 2016 NE of East Cape East Cape 7 1 7 1 55 km 37 01 S 179 63 E 2016 Te Araroa earthquake 132 133 14 November 2016 Culverden North Canterbury 7 8 7 8 134 135 15 km 42 757 S 173 077 E 2 136 2016 Kaikōura earthquake 137 30 October 2018 SW of Taumarunui Manawatu Whanganui 6 5 6 2 207 km 39 03 S 175 01 E Felt widely in the North Island 138 2020 present editDate Location Region Magnitude Depth Latitude Longitude Fatalities Further information ML MW Mb 19 June 2020 SE of L Esperance Rock Kermadec Islands 7 4 7 3 7 3 10 km 33 46 S 177 44 W 139 5 March 2021 East of East Cape Gisborne 7 0 7 1 7 1 90 km 37 42 S 179 54 W Felt throughout New Zealand 140 5 March 2021 S of Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 7 4 56 km 29 61 S 177 84 W 141 5 March 2021 S of Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 8 1 19 km 29 74 S 177 28 W 2021 Kermadec Islands earthquake 142 6 March 2021 NE of Gisborne Gisborne 6 3 9 km 37 605 S 179 598 E 1 20 June 2021 S of Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 6 5 6 4 25 km 30 216 S 177 845 W Aftershock of the 2021 Kermadec Islands earthquake 143 2 March 2022 S of Raoul Island Kermadec Islands 6 6 6 5 24 km 30 076 S 177 728 W 144 15 February 2023 NW of Paraparaumu Kapiti Coast 6 1 6 3 6 6 50 km 40 56 S 174 56 W 145 26 April 2023 5 km of Porangahau South of Hawke s Bay 5 4 5 9 5 7 20 km 40 28 S 176 62 W 146 11 August 2023 5 km north of French Pass Kapiti Coast 5 2 5 6 5 8 21 km 40 23 S 173 60 W 147 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Jun 19 2020 12 49 AM The quake was 10 kilometres deep and the shaking was unnoticeable close to the quake www geonet org nz Retrieved 30 September 2020 Magnitude 7 1 Fri Mar 5 2021 2 27 AM Technical GeoNet GNS Science 5 March 2021 Retrieved 5 March 2021 M 7 4 Kermadec Islands New Zealand earthquake usgs gov United States Geological Survey Retrieved 5 March 2021 Earthquakes Tsunami warning after shallow magnitude 8 1 Kermadec Islands quake Newshub Retrieved 4 March 2021 M 6 5 Kermadec Islands New Zealand earthquake usgs gov United States Geological Survey Retrieved 7 July 2021 M 6 6 Kermadec Islands New Zealand earthquake usgs gov United States Geological Survey Retrieved 14 March 2022 A magnitude 6 3 earthquake occurred 50 km north west of Paraparaumu New Zealand on Wed Feb 15 2023 7 38 PM The quake was 48 kilometres deep and the shaking was strong close to the quake www geonet org nz Retrieved 15 February 2023 Magnitude 5 9 Wed Apr 26 2023 10 16 AM www geonet org nz Retrieved 30 April 2023 GeoNet Quake 2023p599987 www geonet org nz Retrieved 11 August 2023 A magnitude 6 0 earthquake occurred 45 km north of Geraldine New Zealand on Wed Sep 20 2023 9 14 AM The quake was 11 kilometres deep and the shaking was strong close to the quake www geonet org nz Retrieved 19 September 2023 https www news com au world pacific magnitude 72 earthquake strikes near new zealands north island news story 9308a05a20b80b973e1770879e3eaaa5 bare URL Further reading editDench Alison 2005 Essential Dates A Timeline of New Zealand History Auckland Random House ISBN 978 1 86941 689 8 Eiby G A 1957 Earthquakes London Frederick Muller Page 159 has Table of 16 Major Earthquakes in New Zealand 1848 1942 from R C Hayes Henderson J 1937 The West Nelson Earthquakes of 1929 Bulletin No 55 of Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Wellington Government Printer Rogers Anna 2013 1996 The Shaky Isles New Zealand Earthquakes 2 ed Wellington Grantham House ISBN 978 1 86934 119 0 Wright Matthew 2014 Living on shaky ground The science and story behind New Zealand s earthquakes Auckland Random House New Zealand ISBN 978 1 77553 688 8 Michael Upchurch 2021 He Iwi Ru Quake Nation effective interactive data visualisation in the museum Tuhinga Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Te Papa 32 135 151 ISSN 1173 4337 Wikidata Q116264155 External links editGeonet NZ s geological hazard monitoring system GNS Science NZ Government research site Simulation of a Magnitude 8 4 Megathrust Quake in New Zealand GNS Science Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of earthquakes in New Zealand amp oldid 1186579866, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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