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Latest earthquakes in or near South Wairarapa District, Wellington, New Zealand, past 30 days
Updated 2 Mar 2021 01:55 GMT -
During the past 30 days, South Wairarapa District was shaken by 2 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 6 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 73 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 190 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
Biggest quake: 4.5 quake Porirua City, 26 km northeast of Wellington, New Zealand, 20 Feb 2021 6:15 pm (GMT +13)
Biggest quake today: 3.2 quake Tasman Sea, 73 km northwest of Wellington, New Zealand, 2 Mar 2021 1:11 pm (GMT +13) ...Read More
Biggest quake: 4.5 quake Porirua City, 26 km northeast of Wellington, New Zealand, 20 Feb 2021 6:15 pm (GMT +13)
Biggest quake today: 3.2 quake Tasman Sea, 73 km northwest of Wellington, New Zealand, 2 Mar 2021 1:11 pm (GMT +13) ...Read More
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Tue, 2 Mar 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | |||||
2 Mar 2021 1:11 pm (GMT +13) (2 Mar 2021 00:11:28 GMT) | 3.2 62 km | (160 km) | Tasman Sea, 73 km northwest of Wellington, New Zealand I FELT IT | More | Map |
Mon, 1 Mar 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | |||||
2 Mar 2021 2:22 am (GMT +13) (1 Mar 2021 13:22:51 GMT) | 2.7 3.4 km | (139 km) | Tasman Sea, 91 km northwest of Wellington, New Zealand I FELT IT | More | Map |
Sat, 27 Feb 2021 (GMT) (3 earthquakes) | |||||
28 Feb 2021 7:29 am (GMT +13) (27 Feb 2021 18:29:39 GMT) | 2.4 26 km | (206 km) | Tasman Sea, 32 km northwest of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
28 Feb 2021 4:28 am (GMT +13) (27 Feb 2021 15:28:46 GMT) | 3.2 30 km | (140 km) | Tasman Sea, 39 km southwest of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand I FELT IT | More | Map |
27 Feb 2021 9:14 pm (GMT +13) (27 Feb 2021 08:14:38 GMT) | 2.9 23 km | (202 km) | Tasman Sea, 32 km northwest of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes) | |||||
25 Feb 2021 10:22 am (GMT +13) (24 Feb 2021 21:22:52 GMT) | 2.4 7.1 km | (271 km) | Tasman Sea, 34 km southeast of Blenheim, Marlborough District, New Zealand | More | Map |
25 Feb 2021 12:00 am (GMT +13) (24 Feb 2021 11:00:46 GMT) | 2.4 5.2 km | (270 km) | 31 km southeast of Blenheim, Marlborough District, New Zealand | More | Map |
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes) | |||||
24 Feb 2021 4:18 am (GMT +13) (23 Feb 2021 15:18:35 GMT) | 2.5 5 km | (269 km) | Tasman Sea, 66 km southwest of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
24 Feb 2021 1:50 am (GMT +13) (23 Feb 2021 12:50:48 GMT) | 2.2 9.8 km | (271 km) | 27 km southeast of Blenheim, Marlborough District, New Zealand | More | Map |
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes) | |||||
23 Feb 2021 12:07 pm (GMT +13) (22 Feb 2021 23:07:46 GMT) | 2.3 12 km | (157 km) | 75 km east of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More | Map |
23 Feb 2021 8:42 am (GMT +13) (22 Feb 2021 19:42:07 GMT) | 2.3 19 km | (180 km) | 13 km northeast of Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 (GMT) (3 earthquakes) | |||||
21 Feb 2021 11:41 am (GMT +13) (20 Feb 2021 22:41:43 GMT) | 2.6 20 km | (141 km) | 33 km southeast of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More | Map |
20 Feb 2021 6:15 pm (GMT +13) (20 Feb 2021 05:15:06 GMT) | 4.5 25 km | (208 km) | Porirua City, 26 km northeast of Wellington, New Zealand 23 reports | More | Map |
20 Feb 2021 4:09 pm (GMT +13) (20 Feb 2021 03:09:01 GMT) | 2.8 21 km | (150 km) | 37 km southeast of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More | Map |
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 (GMT) (3 earthquakes) | |||||
18 Feb 2021 8:36 am (GMT +13) (17 Feb 2021 19:36:30 GMT) | 2.5 78 km | (134 km) | Tasman Sea, 107 km northwest of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
17 Feb 2021 11:46 pm (GMT +13) (17 Feb 2021 10:46:23 GMT) | 2.2 12 km | (165 km) | Tasman Sea, 64 km north of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
17 Feb 2021 8:51 pm (GMT +13) (17 Feb 2021 07:51:44 GMT) | 3.1 13 km | (266 km) | Tasman Sea, 36 km southeast of Blenheim, Marlborough District, New Zealand | More | Map |
Tue, 16 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | |||||
16 Feb 2021 11:16 pm (GMT +13) (16 Feb 2021 10:16:46 GMT) | 2.3 57 km | (141 km) | Tasman Sea, 96 km northwest of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
Mon, 15 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | |||||
15 Feb 2021 8:22 pm (GMT +13) (15 Feb 2021 07:22:26 GMT) | 2.5 25 km | (140 km) | Tasman Sea, 58 km west of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More | Map |
Sun, 14 Feb 2021 (GMT) (4 earthquakes) | |||||
15 Feb 2021 10:44 am (GMT +13) (14 Feb 2021 21:44:55 GMT) | 2.5 15 km | (277 km) | 36 km southeast of Blenheim, Marlborough District, New Zealand | More | Map |
15 Feb 2021 4:06 am (GMT +13) (14 Feb 2021 15:06:27 GMT) | 2.5 3.8 km | (293 km) | Kaikoura District, Canterbury, 50 km south of Blenheim, New Zealand | More | Map |
15 Feb 2021 2:33 am (GMT +13) (14 Feb 2021 13:33:22 GMT) | 3.8 5.4 km | (296 km) | Kaikoura District, Canterbury, 96 km southwest of Wellington, New Zealand 1 report | More | Map |
14 Feb 2021 8:30 pm (GMT +13) (14 Feb 2021 07:30:04 GMT) | 2.2 25 km | (172 km) | 20 km northwest of Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
Sat, 13 Feb 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes) | |||||
14 Feb 2021 5:32 am (GMT +13) (13 Feb 2021 16:32:57 GMT) | 2.5 23 km | (156 km) | 17 km east of Levin, Horowhenua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More | Map |
14 Feb 2021 1:31 am (GMT +13) (13 Feb 2021 12:31:07 GMT) | 2.4 21 km | (154 km) | 38 km southeast of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More | Map |
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | |||||
13 Feb 2021 1:10 am (GMT +13) (12 Feb 2021 12:10:34 GMT) | 2.5 12 km | (127 km) | Tasman Sea, 80 km southwest of Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More | Map |
Thu, 11 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | |||||
11 Feb 2021 8:48 pm (GMT +13) (11 Feb 2021 07:48:48 GMT) | 2.5 38 km | (170 km) | Tasman Sea, 71 km northwest of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 (GMT) (3 earthquakes) | |||||
11 Feb 2021 3:23 am (GMT +13) (10 Feb 2021 14:23:31 GMT) | 2.5 30 km | (156 km) | 42 km southeast of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More | Map |
11 Feb 2021 3:02 am (GMT +13) (10 Feb 2021 14:02:31 GMT) | ? 10 km | (300 km) | New Zealand (unconfirmed) 4 reports | More | Map |
10 Feb 2021 10:42 pm (GMT +13) (10 Feb 2021 09:42:18 GMT) | 2.3 26 km | (248 km) | Tasman Sea, 16 km east of Blenheim, Marlborough District, New Zealand | More | Map |
Tue, 9 Feb 2021 (GMT) (3 earthquakes) | |||||
10 Feb 2021 12:22 am (GMT +13) (9 Feb 2021 11:22:01 GMT) | 2.6 26 km | (141 km) | Tasman Sea, 59 km west of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More | Map |
9 Feb 2021 6:14 pm (GMT +13) (9 Feb 2021 05:14:18 GMT) | 2.6 28 km | (208 km) | Porirua City, 14 km north of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
9 Feb 2021 1:56 pm (GMT +13) (9 Feb 2021 00:56:46 GMT) | 2.9 4.7 km | (182 km) | Tasman Sea, 48 km north of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
Mon, 8 Feb 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes) | |||||
9 Feb 2021 12:32 am (GMT +13) (8 Feb 2021 11:32:11 GMT) | 3.0 29 km | (246 km) | Tasman Sea, 13 km east of Blenheim, Marlborough District, New Zealand | More | Map |
8 Feb 2021 2:29 pm (GMT +13) (8 Feb 2021 01:29:26 GMT) | 2.7 8.7 km | (250 km) | Tasman Sea, 29 km southwest of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
Sun, 7 Feb 2021 (GMT) (4 earthquakes) | |||||
8 Feb 2021 11:25 am (GMT +13) (7 Feb 2021 22:25:48 GMT) | 2.6 17 km | (178 km) | Tasman Sea, 10.1 km north of Paraparaumu, New Zealand | More | Map |
8 Feb 2021 4:10 am (GMT +13) (7 Feb 2021 15:10:32 GMT) | 2.6 4.5 km | (270 km) | Tasman Sea, 67 km southwest of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
8 Feb 2021 1:01 am (GMT +13) (7 Feb 2021 12:01:05 GMT) | 2.4 25 km | (208 km) | Porirua City, 15 km north of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
7 Feb 2021 5:01 pm (GMT +13) (7 Feb 2021 04:01:51 GMT) | 2.2 28 km | (157 km) | Tasman Sea, 36 km northwest of Kapiti Island, New Zealand | More | Map |
Sat, 6 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | |||||
6 Feb 2021 6:11 pm (GMT +13) (6 Feb 2021 05:11:15 GMT) | 2.4 68 km | (133 km) | Tasman Sea, 59 km north of Forsyth Island, New Zealand | More | Map |
Fri, 5 Feb 2021 (GMT) (3 earthquakes) | |||||
5 Feb 2021 6:51 pm (GMT +13) (5 Feb 2021 05:51:39 GMT) | 3.6 31 km | (136 km) | 42 km east of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More | Map |
5 Feb 2021 4:55 pm (GMT +13) (5 Feb 2021 03:55:13 GMT) | 2.3 15 km | (162 km) | South Pacific Ocean, 85 km east of Palmerston North, New Zealand | More | Map |
5 Feb 2021 4:22 pm (GMT +13) (5 Feb 2021 03:22:43 GMT) | 2.2 15 km | (161 km) | 85 km east of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More | Map |
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes) | |||||
5 Feb 2021 12:19 pm (GMT +13) (4 Feb 2021 23:19:57 GMT) | 2.6 46 km | (162 km) | Tasman Sea, 28 km north of Forsyth Island, New Zealand | More | Map |
4 Feb 2021 3:40 pm (GMT +13) (4 Feb 2021 02:40:55 GMT) | 2.6 56 km | (174 km) | Tasman Sea, 13 km northwest of Forsyth Island, New Zealand | More | Map |
Wed, 3 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | |||||
4 Feb 2021 9:52 am (GMT +13) (3 Feb 2021 20:52:33 GMT) | 2.4 33 km | (227 km) | Tasman Sea, 16 km south of Arapawa Island, New Zealand | More | Map |
Tue, 2 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | |||||
3 Feb 2021 1:44 am (GMT +13) (2 Feb 2021 12:44:56 GMT) | 2.2 12 km | (247 km) | Tasman Sea, 34 km southwest of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
Mon, 1 Feb 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes) | |||||
2 Feb 2021 10:41 am (GMT +13) (1 Feb 2021 21:41:21 GMT) | 2.2 24 km | (240 km) | Tasman Sea, 30 km southwest of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
1 Feb 2021 9:00 pm (GMT +13) (1 Feb 2021 08:00:50 GMT) | 2.2 5 km | (184 km) | Tasman Sea, 16 km west of Kapiti Island, New Zealand | More | Map |
Sun, 31 Jan 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | |||||
31 Jan 2021 4:24 pm (GMT +13) (31 Jan 2021 03:24:29 GMT) | 2.2 32 km | (231 km) | 5.2 km southwest of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.9 x 1011 joules (137 megawatt hours, equivalent to 118 tons of TNT) More info
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