Latest today See all | Mag. 2.1 earthquake Tasman Sea - Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand - |
Strongest today | Mag. 4.7 South Pacific Ocean - 200 km southwest of Raoul Island, New Zealand - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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May 8, 11:28 am (Auckland) | 2.1 21 km | 7 km (4.3 mi) to the N | Tasman Sea, 11 km southwest of Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | Info | |
May 8, 11:14 am (Auckland) | 1.4 0.7 km | 16 km (9.9 mi) to the NE | Tasman Sea, 18 km northwest of Paraparaumu, Wellington, New Zealand | Info | |
May 8, 10:37 am (Auckland) | 1.4 5 km | 9.1 km north of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand | Info | ||
May 8, 09:19 am (Auckland) | 0.4 23 km | 85 km northeast of Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | Info | ||
May 8, 09:07 am (Auckland) | 2.5 157 km | 14 km (8.7 mi) to the N | Tasman Sea, 30 km west of Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | Info | |
May 8, 08:43 am (GMT +12) | 2.0 3 km | 35 km (22 mi) to the N | Tasman Sea, 39 km southwest of Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | Info | |
May 8, 08:42 am (Auckland) | 1.9 55 km | Tasman Sea, 65 km northeast of Haulashore Island, New Zealand | Info | ||
May 8, 07:32 am (Auckland) | 1.9 5 km | 43 km northwest of Te Anau, Southland, New Zealand | Info | ||
May 8, 07:03 am (Auckland) | 2.0 19 km | 34 km west of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | Info | ||
May 8, 06:45 am (Auckland) | 1.9 151 km | Manawatu-Wanganui, 89 km south of Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand | Info | ||
May 8, 06:23 am (Auckland) | 1.4 5.2 km | 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 6 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.
On average, New Zealand has about 2,500 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 825 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 138 quakes per year, Mag 6+: 6.3 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in New Zealand occurred 8 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 2.1:
A light magnitude 2.1 earthquake occurred in the Tasman Sea near the coast of New Zealand in the morning of Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 11.28 am local time (Pacific/Auckland GMT +12). The quake had a very shallow depth of 21 km (13 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 4.7, 2 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 13 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 43 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 4.7 and occurred 5 hours ago:
A strong magnitude 4.7 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean near the coast of New Zealand in the early morning of Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 6.19 am local time (GMT +12). The quake had a great depth of 436 km (271 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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