Latest See all | Mag. 1.2 earthquake 38 km northeast of Wellington - Wellington, New Zealand - |
Strongest past 7 days | Mag. 3.8 12 km north of Blenheim - Marlborough, New Zealand - Jul 21, 2024 - |
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Jul 27, 04:55 pm (Auckland) | 1.2 24 km | 10.5 km (6.5 mi) to the NE | ![]() | Info | |
Jul 27, 01:15 pm (Auckland) | 1.7 20 km | 70 km (44 mi) to the NE | ![]() | Info | |
Friday, July 26, 2024 GMT (6 quakes) | |||||
Jul 27, 07:13 am (GMT +12) | 1.5 16 km | 69 km (43 mi) to the NE | ![]() | Info | |
Jul 27, 05:00 am (Auckland) | 1.7 44 km | 72 km (45 mi) to the NE | ![]() | Info | |
Jul 26, 11:36 pm (Auckland) | 1.1 19 km | 60 km (37 mi) to the NE | ![]() | Info | |
Jul 26, 08:51 pm (Auckland) | 0.9 11 km | 91 km (56 mi) to the SW | ![]() | Info | |
Jul 26, 08:17 pm (Auckland) | 0.8 20 km | 23 km (15 mi) to the SE | ![]() | Info | |
Jul 26, 07:49 pm (Auckland) | 2.3 9.3 km | 41 km (25 mi) to the NW | ![]() | Info | |
Thursday, July 25, 2024 GMT (10 quakes) | |||||
Jul 26, 11:43 am (Auckland) | 2.0 24 km | 22 km (14 mi) to the N | ![]() | Info |
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Upper Hutt has a very high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 2,700 quakes on average per year in or near Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. Upper Hutt has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.
The last earthquake in Upper Hutt occurred 6 hours ago and had a magnitude of 1.2:
A light magnitude 1.2 earthquake hit 38 km (24 mi) away from Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, in the afternoon of Saturday, Jul 27, 2024 at 4.55 pm local time (Pacific/Auckland GMT +12). The quake had a very shallow depth of 24 km (15 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
In the past 7 days, Upper Hutt has had 1 quake of magnitude 3.8 and 10 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 52 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in Upper Hutt in the past 7 days had a magnitude of 3.8 and occurred 6 days ago:
A moderate magnitude 3.8 earthquake hit 12.5 km (8 mi) away from Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand, in the late afternoon of Sunday, Jul 21, 2024 at 6.25 pm local time (Pacific/Auckland GMT +12). The quake had a very shallow depth of 26 km (16 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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