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

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.

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

Strong-motion accelerometers are located in major centres of population, near significant faults, or in different types of building structures. They are capable of measuring very strong shaking ...

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 ...

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

Felt earthquake reports are quantified using the New Zealand Modified Mercalli (MM) intensity scale. The MM scale grades the impact of an earthquake on people living on the earth's surface, and so can ...