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Latest earthquakes in or near Kapiti Island, New Zealand, past 30 days
Updated 26 Feb 2021 20:00 GMT -
During the past 30 days, Kapiti Island was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 4.5, 1 quake of magnitude 3.0, and 46 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 98 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: 1.9 quake New Zealand 26 Feb 2021 3:34 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: 1.9 quake New Zealand 26 Feb 2021 3:34 pm (GMT +13) ...Read More
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Date and time![]() | Mag Depth | Nearest volcano (distance) | Location | Details | Map |
Fri, 26 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | |||||
26 Feb 2021 3:34 pm (GMT +13) (26 Feb 2021 02:34:09 GMT) | 1.9 34 km | (114 km) | New Zealand | More | Map |
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes) | |||||
26 Feb 2021 8:47 am (GMT +13) (25 Feb 2021 19:47:32 GMT) | 2.1 33 km | (116 km) | Tasman Sea, 86 km west of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More | Map |
26 Feb 2021 5:57 am (GMT +13) (25 Feb 2021 16:57:57 GMT) | 2.1 21 km | (237 km) | Lower Hutt City, 21 km southeast of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | |||||
25 Feb 2021 11:02 am (GMT +13) (24 Feb 2021 22:02:36 GMT) | 2.1 83 km | (110 km) | Tasman Sea, 119 km north of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | |||||
23 Feb 2021 1:00 am (GMT +13) (22 Feb 2021 12:00:29 GMT) | 2.1 24 km | (136 km) | Tasman Sea, 60 km west of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More | Map |
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes) | |||||
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 I FELT IT - 23 reports | More | Map |
20 Feb 2021 2:40 pm (GMT +13) (20 Feb 2021 01:40:14 GMT) | 1.9 46 km | (202 km) | New Zealand | More | Map |
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 (GMT) (3 earthquakes) | |||||
20 Feb 2021 10:55 am (GMT +13) (19 Feb 2021 21:55:26 GMT) | 2.9 37 km | (116 km) | Tasman Sea, 51 km southwest of Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More | Map |
19 Feb 2021 4:41 pm (GMT +13) (19 Feb 2021 03:41:18 GMT) | 1.9 32 km | (121 km) | Tasman Sea, 72 km west of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More | Map |
19 Feb 2021 2:56 pm (GMT +13) (19 Feb 2021 01:56:38 GMT) | 2.0 12 km | (244 km) | Tasman Sea, 28 km east of Blenheim, Marlborough District, New Zealand | More | Map |
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes) | |||||
19 Feb 2021 12:47 pm (GMT +13) (18 Feb 2021 23:47:13 GMT) | 2.0 49 km | (163 km) | Tasman Sea, 67 km northwest of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
18 Feb 2021 10:20 pm (GMT +13) (18 Feb 2021 09:20:37 GMT) | 2.1 33 km | (193 km) | Tasman Sea, 57 km northwest of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 (GMT) (3 earthquakes) | |||||
18 Feb 2021 4:05 am (GMT +13) (17 Feb 2021 15:05:21 GMT) | 1.8 19 km | (213 km) | New Zealand | More | Map |
18 Feb 2021 12:58 am (GMT +13) (17 Feb 2021 11:58:53 GMT) | 2.0 5 km | (196 km) | South Wairarapa District, 27 km northeast of Upper Hutt, 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 |
Tue, 16 Feb 2021 (GMT) (3 earthquakes) | |||||
17 Feb 2021 9:36 am (GMT +12) (16 Feb 2021 21:36:07 GMT) | 2.1 25 km | (135 km) | Tasman Sea, 1 km north of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
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 |
16 Feb 2021 9:20 pm (GMT +13) (16 Feb 2021 08:20:05 GMT) | 2.1 28 km | (140 km) | Tasman Sea, 95 km north 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) (2 earthquakes) | |||||
14 Feb 2021 8:33 pm (GMT +13) (14 Feb 2021 07:33:15 GMT) | 2.0 53 km | (155 km) | Tasman Sea, 76 km north of Wellington, New Zealand | 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) (5 earthquakes) | |||||
14 Feb 2021 9:31 am (GMT +13) (13 Feb 2021 20:31:19 GMT) | 1.9 26 km | (128 km) | New Zealand | More | Map |
14 Feb 2021 9:18 am (GMT +13) (13 Feb 2021 20:18:08 GMT) | 2.1 18 km | (228 km) | Lower Hutt City, 20 km east of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
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 2:41 am (GMT +13) (13 Feb 2021 13:41:53 GMT) | 2.0 31 km | (173 km) | Tasman Sea, 57 km northwest of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
14 Feb 2021 12:32 am (GMT +13) (13 Feb 2021 11:32:47 GMT) | 2.0 75 km | (118 km) | Tasman Sea, 115 km northwest of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes) | |||||
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 |
12 Feb 2021 10:42 pm (GMT +13) (12 Feb 2021 09:42:59 GMT) | 1.8 5 km | (247 km) | New Zealand | More | Map |
Thu, 11 Feb 2021 (GMT) (4 earthquakes) | |||||
12 Feb 2021 9:03 am (GMT +13) (11 Feb 2021 20:03:09 GMT) | 2.0 8.5 km | (218 km) | Tasman Sea, 21 km west of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
12 Feb 2021 12:04 am (GMT +13) (11 Feb 2021 11:04:26 GMT) | 2.0 13 km | (236 km) | Tasman Sea, 7.4 km south of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
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 |
11 Feb 2021 7:45 pm (GMT +13) (11 Feb 2021 06:45:52 GMT) | 2.0 25 km | (131 km) | Tasman Sea, 99 km north of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 (GMT) (3 earthquakes) | |||||
11 Feb 2021 12:18 pm (GMT +13) (10 Feb 2021 23:18:46 GMT) | 3.0 69 km | (130 km) | Tasman Sea, 99 km north of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
11 Feb 2021 7:15 am (GMT +13) (10 Feb 2021 18:15:43 GMT) | 2.0 26 km | (167 km) | Kapiti Coast District, Wellington, 18 km southwest of Levin, New Zealand | More | Map |
10 Feb 2021 11:51 pm (GMT +13) (10 Feb 2021 10:51:55 GMT) | 1.8 21 km | (210 km) | New Zealand | More | Map |
Tue, 9 Feb 2021 (GMT) (5 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 8:25 pm (GMT +13) (9 Feb 2021 07:25:21 GMT) | 1.9 26 km | (213 km) | 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 5:45 pm (GMT +13) (9 Feb 2021 04:45:40 GMT) | 1.8 21 km | (224 km) | 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) (1 earthquake) | |||||
9 Feb 2021 10:23 am (GMT +13) (8 Feb 2021 21:23:23 GMT) | 2.2 55 km | (117 km) | Tasman Sea, 116 km northwest of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
Sun, 7 Feb 2021 (GMT) (5 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 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 11:52 pm (GMT +13) (7 Feb 2021 10:52:31 GMT) | 1.9 29 km | (208 km) | New Zealand | More | Map |
7 Feb 2021 11:36 pm (GMT +13) (7 Feb 2021 10:36:35 GMT) | 2.1 20 km | (233 km) | South Wairarapa District, 22 km southeast of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand 1 report | 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) (3 earthquakes) | |||||
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 |
6 Feb 2021 3:04 pm (GMT +13) (6 Feb 2021 02:04:32 GMT) | 1.9 4.9 km | (180 km) | New Zealand | More | Map |
6 Feb 2021 2:51 pm (GMT +13) (6 Feb 2021 01:51:26 GMT) | 2.0 20 km | (222 km) | South Wairarapa District, 20 km southeast of Upper Hutt, Wellington, 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 |
5 Feb 2021 12:52 am (GMT +12) (4 Feb 2021 12:52:55 GMT) | 2.2 28 km | (137 km) | Tasman Sea, 56 km west of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More | Map |
Wed, 3 Feb 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes) | |||||
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 |
4 Feb 2021 12:38 am (GMT +13) (3 Feb 2021 11:38:10 GMT) | 2.0 2 km | (168 km) | Tasman Sea, 22 km north of Paraparaumu, New Zealand | More | Map |
Tue, 2 Feb 2021 (GMT) (5 earthquakes) | |||||
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 |
2 Feb 2021 9:45 pm (GMT +13) (2 Feb 2021 08:45:11 GMT) | 1.9 24 km | (185 km) | New Zealand | More | Map |
2 Feb 2021 8:35 pm (GMT +13) (2 Feb 2021 07:35:11 GMT) | 1.8 24 km | (145 km) | New Zealand | More | Map |
2 Feb 2021 3:53 pm (GMT +13) (2 Feb 2021 02:53:38 GMT) | 1.8 28 km | (190 km) | New Zealand | More | Map |
2 Feb 2021 1:31 pm (GMT +13) (2 Feb 2021 00:31:09 GMT) | 1.8 25 km | (142 km) | New Zealand | More | Map |
Mon, 1 Feb 2021 (GMT) (3 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 |
2 Feb 2021 10:30 am (GMT +13) (1 Feb 2021 21:30:10 GMT) | 1.9 12 km | (238 km) | Tasman Sea, 32 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) (2 earthquakes) | |||||
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 |
31 Jan 2021 3:30 pm (GMT +13) (31 Jan 2021 02:30:03 GMT) | 1.9 5 km | (153 km) | New Zealand | More | Map |
Sat, 30 Jan 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | |||||
31 Jan 2021 4:18 am (GMT +13) (30 Jan 2021 15:18:37 GMT) | 1.8 24 km | (184 km) | New Zealand | More | Map |
Thu, 28 Jan 2021 (GMT) (4 earthquakes) | |||||
29 Jan 2021 7:30 am (GMT +13) (28 Jan 2021 18:30:55 GMT) | 1.9 5 km | (194 km) | New Zealand | More | Map |
28 Jan 2021 11:03 pm (GMT +13) (28 Jan 2021 10:03:14 GMT) | 1.9 36 km | (139 km) | New Zealand | More | Map |
28 Jan 2021 8:41 pm (GMT +12) (28 Jan 2021 08:41:45 GMT) | 2.4 31 km | (143 km) | Tasman Sea, 35 km northwest of Levin, New Zealand | More | Map |
28 Jan 2021 5:25 pm (GMT +13) (28 Jan 2021 04:25:19 GMT) | 2.1 12 km | (132 km) | Tasman Sea, 49 km south of Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More | Map |
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3.7 x 1011 joules (102 megawatt hours, equivalent to 87.9 tons of TNT) More info
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