Major earthquakes in New Zealand since 1900 (M6+)

M6+295

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LargestM7.82009

M7+45

LatestM6.02026-06-10

Per decade

1900s1

1910s12

1920s12

1930s28

1940s24

1950s17

1960s28

1970s24

1980s26

1990s34

2000s32

2010s36

2020s21

Depth

0–70 km267

70–300 km27

300 km+1

50 largest

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.8 2009-07-15	2009-07-15 09:22	12 km	97 km WSW of Te Anau, New Zealand
M7.8 2016-11-13	2016-11-13 11:02	15 km	53 km NNE of Amberley, New Zealand
M7.7 1947-03-25	1947-03-25 20:32	15 km	46 km E of Gisborne, New Zealand
M7.6 1947-05-17	1947-05-17 07:06	25 km	82 km ENE of Gisborne, New Zealand
M7.5 1917-11-16	1917-11-16 03:19	35 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M7.5 1945-09-01	1945-09-01 22:44	20 km	173 km WSW of Riverton, New Zealand
M7.4 1931-02-02	1931-02-02 22:46	35 km	47 km WSW of Hastings, New Zealand
M7.4 1979-10-12	1979-10-12 10:25	33 km	180 km W of Riverton, New Zealand
M7.4 2007-09-30	2007-09-30 05:23	10 km	Auckland Islands, New Zealand region
M7.4 2021-03-04	2021-03-04 17:41	43 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M7.3 1929-06-16	1929-06-16 22:47	20 km	68 km S of Wakefield, New Zealand
M7.3 1931-02-13	1931-02-13 01:27	45 km	40 km E of Waiouru, New Zealand
M7.3 1963-03-26	1963-03-26 09:48	10 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M7.3 1968-07-25	1968-07-25 07:23	48 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M7.3 2019-06-15	2019-06-15 22:55	46 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M7.3 2021-03-04	2021-03-04 13:27	10 km	182 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand
M7.2 1934-03-05	1934-03-05 11:46	15 km	39 km SE of Palmerston North, New Zealand
M7.2 1978-02-09	1978-02-09 21:35	33 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M7.2 1995-07-03	1995-07-03 19:50	35 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M7.2 2001-06-03	2001-06-03 02:41	178 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M7.2 2003-08-21	2003-08-21 12:12	28 km	56 km NW of Te Anau, New Zealand
M7.2 1941-08-02	1941-08-02 11:41	35 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M7.2 1919-04-17	1919-04-17 11:22	35 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M7.1 1910-06-29	1910-06-29 10:45	35 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M7.1 1941-09-16	1941-09-16 21:39	70 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M7.1 1968-09-26	1968-09-26 18:02	52 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M7.1 1981-12-26	1981-12-26 17:05	33 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M7.1 1995-02-05	1995-02-05 22:51	21 km	118 km NNE of Gisborne, New Zealand
M7.1 2001-08-21	2001-08-21 06:52	33 km	295 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand
M7.1 2004-11-22	2004-11-22 20:26	10 km	255 km W of Riverton, New Zealand
M7.1 2023-04-24	2023-04-24 00:41	47 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M7.1 1968-05-23	1968-05-23 17:24	22 km	38 km E of Westport, New Zealand
M7.0 1943-09-14	1943-09-14 07:18	35 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M7.0 1964-09-12	1964-09-12 22:07	25 km	Auckland Islands, New Zealand region
M7.0 1914-11-22	1914-11-22 08:14	275 km	44 km N of Whakatane, New Zealand
M7.0 1929-03-09	1929-03-09 10:50	20 km	30 km NW of Amberley, New Zealand
M7.0 1938-12-16	1938-12-16 17:21	100 km	15 km WNW of Te Anau, New Zealand
M7.0 1942-06-24	1942-06-24 11:16	15 km	25 km SE of Masterton, New Zealand
M7.0 1955-01-05	1955-01-05 00:50	15 km	Auckland Islands, New Zealand region
M7.0 1968-05-20	1968-05-20 07:13	56 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M7.0 1989-05-14	1989-05-14 00:59	44 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M7.0 1993-08-10	1993-08-10 00:51	28 km	63 km WNW of Te Anau, New Zealand
M7.0 2008-09-29	2008-09-29 15:19	36 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M7.0 2010-09-03	2010-09-03 16:35	12 km	19 km NE of Methven, New Zealand
M7.0 2016-09-01	2016-09-01 16:37	19 km	175 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand
M7.0 1917-06-13	1917-06-13 06:41	35 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M7.0 1936-02-22	1936-02-22 15:32	15 km	Auckland Islands, New Zealand region
M6.9 1968-05-20	1968-05-20 20:05	60 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M6.9 1904-08-08	1904-08-08 22:50	30 km	144 km SE of Waipawa, New Zealand
M6.9 1911-07-19	1911-07-19 10:00	195 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.