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Earthquakes in New Zealand

59 earthquakes in New Zealand in the last 24 hours (458 in the current catalog). Watch them on the Earthquake World live globe.

Strongest recent event: M 5.5 near KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION (18 Sep 2026, 23:18 UTC).

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Magnitude	Location	Time	Depth	Country
M 2.3	80 km north-east of Tauranga	19 Sep 2026, 02:12 UTC	260.3 km	New Zealand
M 1.7	15 km east of Waipukurau	19 Sep 2026, 01:53 UTC	31.4 km	New Zealand
M 3.0	30 km south-east of Tauranga	19 Sep 2026, 01:30 UTC	137.0 km	New Zealand
M 2.3	65 km east of Whangamata	18 Sep 2026, 23:27 UTC	228.7 km	New Zealand
M 5.5	KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION	18 Sep 2026, 23:18 UTC	94.1 km	New Zealand
M 1.1	15 km south-west of Te Kaha	18 Sep 2026, 23:06 UTC	26.9 km	New Zealand
M 2.0	5 km north of Taupo	18 Sep 2026, 22:49 UTC	5.0 km	New Zealand
M 1.8	40 km north-west of Paraparaumu	18 Sep 2026, 22:27 UTC	27.8 km	New Zealand
M 5.1	1125 km north-east of Te Araroa	18 Sep 2026, 21:18 UTC	129.5 km	New Zealand
M 1.7	20 km north of Taihape	18 Sep 2026, 20:57 UTC	44.4 km	New Zealand
M 1.8	15 km south of Hastings	18 Sep 2026, 20:17 UTC	35.5 km	New Zealand
M 3.5	600 km north-east of Whangarei	18 Sep 2026, 20:08 UTC	383.8 km	New Zealand
M 1.7	20 km south-west of Motueka	18 Sep 2026, 19:59 UTC	83.8 km	New Zealand
M 2.7	130 km south-east of Tolaga Bay	18 Sep 2026, 19:10 UTC	33.0 km	New Zealand
M 3.3	COOK STRAIT, NEW ZEALAND	18 Sep 2026, 18:58 UTC	89.2 km	New Zealand
M 2.0	25 km south-east of Tokoroa	18 Sep 2026, 18:48 UTC	140.7 km	New Zealand
M 3.2	COOK STRAIT, NEW ZEALAND	18 Sep 2026, 18:41 UTC	31.2 km	New Zealand
M 2.6	35 km south-west of Murupara	18 Sep 2026, 18:39 UTC	65.2 km	New Zealand
M 1.5	15 km north-east of Waipukurau	18 Sep 2026, 18:24 UTC	33.6 km	New Zealand
M 2.6	165 km south-east of Castlepoint	18 Sep 2026, 18:05 UTC	33.0 km	New Zealand
M 2.5	135 km north of Te Kaha	18 Sep 2026, 17:59 UTC	243.5 km	New Zealand
M 0.8	20 km north of Taihape	18 Sep 2026, 17:08 UTC	15.2 km	New Zealand
M 3.3	60 km north of French Pass	18 Sep 2026, 16:58 UTC	94.6 km	New Zealand
M 1.1	10 km north-east of Waipukurau	18 Sep 2026, 16:51 UTC	30.1 km	New Zealand
M 3.2	20 km north-west of Paraparaumu	18 Sep 2026, 16:41 UTC	31.2 km	New Zealand
M 1.8	5 km north of Nelson	18 Sep 2026, 16:10 UTC	69.8 km	New Zealand
M 2.1	10 km south-west of Whanganui	18 Sep 2026, 15:28 UTC	21.9 km	New Zealand
M 1.7	20 km south of Whanganui	18 Sep 2026, 14:34 UTC	12.0 km	New Zealand
M 2.1	5 km north of Taupo	18 Sep 2026, 14:13 UTC	5.0 km	New Zealand
M 1.5	45 km east of Stratford	18 Sep 2026, 14:08 UTC	5.0 km	New Zealand
M 4.7	1145 km north-east of Cape Reinga	18 Sep 2026, 14:04 UTC	300.0 km	New Zealand
M 3.9	1370 km north-east of Cape Reinga	18 Sep 2026, 13:57 UTC	100.0 km	New Zealand
M 1.5	30 km north-west of Ohakune	18 Sep 2026, 13:46 UTC	18.4 km	New Zealand
M 1.3	20 km east of Ohakune	18 Sep 2026, 13:38 UTC	57.0 km	New Zealand
M 1.7	25 km west of Taupo	18 Sep 2026, 13:15 UTC	51.5 km	New Zealand
M 2.5	35 km east of Tolaga Bay	18 Sep 2026, 12:11 UTC	12.0 km	New Zealand
M 5.0	2430 km north of Cape Reinga	18 Sep 2026, 11:57 UTC	191.3 km	New Zealand
M 2.4	15 km north of Rotorua	18 Sep 2026, 11:24 UTC	122.6 km	New Zealand
M 2.3	20 km west of Gisborne	18 Sep 2026, 09:56 UTC	29.8 km	New Zealand
M 1.7	10 km south-west of Hastings	18 Sep 2026, 09:18 UTC	41.3 km	New Zealand
M 2.1	10 km west of Arthur's Pass	18 Sep 2026, 09:14 UTC	5.0 km	New Zealand
M 1.9	65 km south-west of Waverley	18 Sep 2026, 08:52 UTC	72.4 km	New Zealand
M 1.7	20 km north of Pongaroa	18 Sep 2026, 08:38 UTC	16.5 km	New Zealand
M 1.1	10 km south of Lower Hutt	18 Sep 2026, 08:34 UTC	21.5 km	New Zealand
M 1.5	15 km east of Pongaroa	18 Sep 2026, 07:46 UTC	14.9 km	New Zealand
M 3.0	OFF E. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z.	18 Sep 2026, 07:45 UTC	221.1 km	New Zealand
M 0.9	20 km north of Taihape	18 Sep 2026, 07:44 UTC	5.0 km	New Zealand
M 1.7	15 km south of Murupara	18 Sep 2026, 07:35 UTC	40.5 km	New Zealand
M 2.9	80 km north of Te Kaha	18 Sep 2026, 07:27 UTC	126.6 km	New Zealand
M 2.1	30 km south of Whanganui	18 Sep 2026, 07:00 UTC	12.0 km	New Zealand
M 3.9	SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS	18 Sep 2026, 06:44 UTC	474.7 km	New Zealand
M 1.6	10 km north of Waipukurau	18 Sep 2026, 06:44 UTC	30.8 km	New Zealand
M 2.7	115 km north of Te Kaha	18 Sep 2026, 06:35 UTC	167.2 km	New Zealand
M 0.7	25 km north-west of Ohakune	18 Sep 2026, 06:12 UTC	5.0 km	New Zealand
M 1.2	10 km north of Waipukurau	18 Sep 2026, 05:55 UTC	30.6 km	New Zealand
M 3.0	215 km north of Te Araroa	18 Sep 2026, 05:45 UTC	214.3 km	New Zealand
M 1.7	20 km north of Taihape	18 Sep 2026, 04:45 UTC	5.0 km	New Zealand
M 5.0	1605 km north-east of Cape Reinga	18 Sep 2026, 04:42 UTC	529.3 km	New Zealand
M 1.8	25 km south-east of Tauranga	18 Sep 2026, 04:41 UTC	176.3 km	New Zealand
M 2.0	20 km south-east of Masterton	18 Sep 2026, 04:07 UTC	21.1 km	New Zealand
M 2.7	20 km south-east of Masterton	18 Sep 2026, 03:28 UTC	21.2 km	New Zealand
M 1.3	15 km north of Waipukurau	18 Sep 2026, 03:02 UTC	20.8 km	New Zealand
M 2.0	35 km north-west of Te Anau	18 Sep 2026, 02:54 UTC	53.6 km	New Zealand
M 0.9	30 km south-west of Wellington	18 Sep 2026, 02:35 UTC	39.3 km	New Zealand
M 1.4	45 km north of Geraldine	18 Sep 2026, 02:22 UTC	4.0 km	New Zealand
M 1.3	20 km north-west of Taihape	18 Sep 2026, 01:56 UTC	8.3 km	New Zealand
M 1.5	35 km north-east of Milford Sound	18 Sep 2026, 01:38 UTC	5.0 km	New Zealand
M 2.2	15 km south-east of Stratford	18 Sep 2026, 01:02 UTC	133.2 km	New Zealand
M 1.3	25 km south-east of Taupo	18 Sep 2026, 00:59 UTC	24.9 km	New Zealand
M 3.2	NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND	18 Sep 2026, 00:45 UTC	160.2 km	New Zealand
M 1.6	20 km north-west of Porirua	18 Sep 2026, 00:35 UTC	36.1 km	New Zealand
M 1.3	30 km west of Ohakune	18 Sep 2026, 00:16 UTC	20.6 km	New Zealand
M 1.1	20 km north of Taihape	17 Sep 2026, 23:39 UTC	11.5 km	New Zealand
M 1.6	40 km north-east of Milford Sound	17 Sep 2026, 23:28 UTC	5.0 km	New Zealand
M 3.0	30 km north-west of Ohakune	17 Sep 2026, 22:45 UTC	132.9 km	New Zealand
M 1.5	Within 5 km of Turangi	17 Sep 2026, 22:39 UTC	3.4 km	New Zealand
M 1.7	15 km south-west of Oxford	17 Sep 2026, 21:59 UTC	4.2 km	New Zealand
M 2.6	15 km north-east of Hawera	17 Sep 2026, 21:31 UTC	113.3 km	New Zealand
M 1.8	15 km east of Pongaroa	17 Sep 2026, 21:31 UTC	21.5 km	New Zealand
M 2.7	85 km north-east of Te Araroa	17 Sep 2026, 21:29 UTC	64.4 km	New Zealand