The quake may have been felt in Snares Islands, and surrounding localities.

A landslide may be triggered by heavy rain or earthquakes, with homes near hills or steep slopes most at risk. If you live ...

When it comes to earthquakes, the ground shaking that people feel is important to us, and contributes to our data source. By submitting a Felt Report, our seismologists learn more about the intensity ...

Location history for this earthquake. The automatic earthquake location system makes many locations for each quake. Not all quakes have a location history.

Map and search of GeoNet sensor networks that deliver high-rate-data. Use the date search filter to see sensors that were operating in the past. More detailed station/sensor information can be ...

New Zealand Strong-Motion Database GNS Science and GeoNet have prepared a collection of strong motion data resources for significant New Zealand earthquakes. The New Zealand Strong Motion Database ...

The timestamp shown at the top right of the seismograph drum shown above is the time when this image was last refreshed. The previous four hours (240 minutes) of seismic signals (also known as traces) ...

The quake may have been felt in Gore, Invercargill, Lumsden, Snares Islands, Te Anau, Tuatapere, and surrounding localities.

Frequently asked questions about earthquakes. What causes earthquakes in New Zealand? The Earth's entire outer surface is like a hard shell, which is broken into smaller pieces called 'tectonic plates ...