Earthquakes in New Zealand
529 earthquakes have been recorded in New Zealand by Global Incident Tracker, 448 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 11 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
34
Last 7 days
448
In 2026
529
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent earthquakes in New Zealand
M4.2 Earthquake — OFF E. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z.
Moderate
M3.1 Earthquake — OFF E. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z.
Minor
M3.0 Earthquake — NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Minor
M3.8 Earthquake — SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS
Minor
M3.4 Earthquake — OFF E. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z.
Minor
M3.5 Earthquake — OFF E. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z.
Minor
M3.1 Earthquake — SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Minor
M3.7 Earthquake — SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS
Minor
M3.0 Earthquake — SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Minor
M3.1 Earthquake — OFF W. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z.
Minor
M4.1 Earthquake — NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Moderate
M3.1 Earthquake — OFF E. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z.
Minor
M3.6 Earthquake — SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Minor
M3.4 Earthquake — OFF W. COAST OF S. ISLAND, N.Z.
Minor
M3.5 Earthquake — NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Minor
M3.2 Earthquake — NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Minor
M3.1 Earthquake — NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Minor
M3.2 Earthquake — SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Minor
M3.1 Earthquake — OFF E. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z.
Minor
Terremoto moderado mag. 4.3 - New Zealand, Wednesday 7 Oct 2026 a las 23:20 (GMT +13)
Minor
M3.1 Earthquake — NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Minor
M3.4 Earthquake — SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Minor
M4.7 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
Moderate
M3.0 Earthquake — NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Minor
M3.2 Earthquake — NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Minor
M3.5 Earthquake — NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Minor
M3.8 Earthquake — KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
Moderate
M3.7 Earthquake — NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Minor
M3.2 Earthquake — SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS
Minor
Sismo muy débil mag. 1.9 - New Zealand, Monday 5 Oct 2026 a las 15:33 (GMT +13)
Minor
When they happen
September carries the most earthquakes we hold for New Zealand — 157 of 529. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | |
| February | 17 | |
| March | 34 | |
| April | 24 | |
| May | 35 | |
| June | 20 | |
| July | 36 | |
| August | 87 | |
| September | 157 | |
| October | 72 | |
| November | 16 | |
| December | 11 |
Where this data comes from
Earthquakes have official real-time feeds, and ours come from USGS · EMSC · BMKG · GeoNet · INGV · GDACS.