City seismic atlas · New Zealand
Reported earthquakes near Wellington
The Wellington search spans 300 km from the city centre across Cook Strait, the lower North Island, the upper South Island and nearby waters. The circle organizes reported events by distance and is not an official intensity or impact area.
- Centre
- -41.287, 174.776
- Radius
- 300 km
- Time zone
- Pacific/Auckland
USGS · 2016–2025
Reported M4+ history near Wellington
Source period: –
- M4.0+
- 658
- M5.0+
- 65
- M6.0+
- 6
Strongest event in the period
M7.8 · 53 km NNE of Amberley, New Zealand
- UTC
- Nov 13, 2016, 11:02 AM
- Depth
- 15.11 km
- Distance from search centre
- 215 km
Nearest event in the period
M4.5 · 12 km W of Karori, New Zealand
- UTC
- Nov 6, 2025, 8:09 AM
- Depth
- 43.327 km
- Distance from search centre
- 16 km
Generated: .
Saved snapshot for the period dated below; it may be outdated. The latest shared package is requested when this page opens.
Shared package · 30 days
Recently reported earthquakes near Wellington
2 M2.5+ events within 300 km in the shared 30-day package
Package generated: . Source of earthquake data: U.S. Geological Survey.
Earthquake24 methodology
What this view means
This page selects reported epicentres within 300 km of the GeoNames coordinates for Wellington. Historical counts use magnitude 4.0 or greater over ten complete calendar years. Recent events come from Earthquake24's shared 30-day package.
GeoNames records a population of 381,900 for this entry. It is a source field, not a metropolitan population figure.
Source of earthquake data: U.S. Geological Survey. USGS does not endorse Earthquake24 or ZENIT GROUP S.A.S.. City search data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.