Today: 6.0 magnitude earthquake near Codrington, Barbuda, AG

Yesterday: 6.7 magnitude earthquake near Ōfunato, Iwate, Japan

Recent Earthquakes Near Canterbury, New Zealand

Canterbury, New Zealand has had: (M1.5 or greater)

  • 1 earthquake in the past 24 hours
  • 1 earthquake in the past 7 days
  • 1 earthquake in the past 30 days
  • 11 earthquakes in the past 365 days

The largest earthquake in Canterbury, New Zealand:

2026-05-16 06:34:13 4.4 magnitude, 20.0 km depth
Seddon, Marlborough, New Zealand
2026-02-03 23:35:30 4.3 magnitude, 10.0 km depth
Seddon, Marlborough, New Zealand
2025-11-21 06:50:49 3.6 magnitude, 10.0 km depth
Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand
2025-11-06 08:09:54 4.5 magnitude, 55.0 km depth
Brooklyn, Wellington Region, New Zealand
2025-11-01 00:47:37 4.1 magnitude, 14.0 km depth
Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand
2025-10-16 01:08:03 2.6 magnitude, 10.0 km depth
Prebbleton, Canterbury, New Zealand
2025-09-23 23:23:39 4.3 magnitude, 126.0 km depth
Takaka, Tasman District, New Zealand
2025-09-08 03:50:05 4.2 magnitude, 6.0 km depth
2025-08-30 11:31:28 4.9 magnitude, 77.0 km depth
Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand
2025-08-30 10:30:07 3.0 magnitude, 15.0 km depth
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
2025-06-24 12:19:20 4.4 magnitude, 53.0 km depth
Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand
2025-04-06 21:49:02 4.1 magnitude, 69.0 km depth
Brightwater, Tasman District, New Zealand
2025-03-28 18:12:22 4.0 magnitude, 76.0 km depth
Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand
2025-03-20 19:24:54 4.9 magnitude, 10.0 km depth
Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
2025-03-07 18:24:50 4.4 magnitude, 29.0 km depth
Brooklyn, Wellington Region, New Zealand
2025-03-06 13:20:54 4.5 magnitude, 87.0 km depth
Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand
2025-03-05 18:49:02 4.2 magnitude, 11.0 km depth
Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand
2025-03-05 18:37:35 4.3 magnitude, 12.0 km depth
Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand
2025-03-05 17:45:28 4.5 magnitude, 10.0 km depth
Amberley, Canterbury, New Zealand
2025-03-04 02:53:46 4.0 magnitude, 225.0 km depth
Takaka, Tasman District, New Zealand
2025-02-01 09:26:40 4.7 magnitude, 10.0 km depth
Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand
2025-01-25 21:20:56 4.4 magnitude, 36.0 km depth
Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand
2024-12-17 04:39:34 4.5 magnitude, 25.0 km depth
Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
2024-12-14 17:32:49 3.6 magnitude, 19.0 km depth
Waipawa, Wellington Region, New Zealand
2024-11-04 02:58:35 4.3 magnitude, 35.0 km depth
Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand
2024-10-05 16:08:54 5.1 magnitude, 45.0 km depth
Brooklyn, Wellington Region, New Zealand
2024-10-01 04:49:40 4.7 magnitude, 18.0 km depth
Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
2024-08-05 11:38:36 4.4 magnitude, 10.0 km depth
Brooklyn, Wellington Region, New Zealand
2024-05-22 13:36:32 4.3 magnitude, 35.0 km depth
Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand
2024-04-06 10:37:56 4.3 magnitude, 9.0 km depth
Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand

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