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List of earthquakes in New Zealand
Date Location Region Magnitude ( M ) Magnitude ( M ) Depth Latitude Longitude Fatalities Further information 1815 New Plymouth Taranaki 7.0 25 km 38.99 ° S 174.00 ° E 1817 Fiordland South Island 7.0 25 km 45.99 ° S 167.00 ° E 1826 Fiordland South Island 8.0 8.0 25 km 44.99 ° S 167.00 ° E 1835 South Auckland Auckland 7.0 25 km 36.99 ° S 175.00 ° E Apparently a large shallow earthquake followed by aftershocks . Evidence rests on a single report that has so far not been verified 1838 Waitotara Forest Manawatu 7.0 25 km 39.39 ° S 176.10 ° E 26 May 1840 Paraparaumu Wellington 6.0 25 km 41.00 ° S 175.00 ° E 8 Jul 1843 Near Taihape Manawatu 7.6 7.6 12 km 39.59 ° S 176.20 ° E 1843 Wanganui earthquake 13 Jul 1846 Snares Islands Southland 6.3 25 km 47.00 ° S 166.00 ° E 19 Nov 1846 Karamea West Coast 6.5 25 km 41.00 ° S 172.00 ° E 4 Dec 1846 Wellington Wellington 6.0 25 km 41.00 ° S 174.50 ° E 16 Oct 1848 Blenheim Marlborough 7.4 7.8 12 km 41.89 ° S 173.60 ° E 1848 Marlborough earthquake 27 Jul 1851 Motueka Tasman 6.0 25 km 41.00 ° S 173.00 ° E 23 Jan 1855 Lake Wairarapa Wairarapa 8.2 8.2 33 km 41.198 ° S 175.20 ° E 9 1855 Wairarapa earthquake 23 Feb 1863 Waipukurau Hawke 's Bay 7.5 25 km 40.00 ° S 176.50 ° E 1863 Hawke 's Bay earthquake 19 Oct 1868 Cape Farewell Tasman 7.2 12 km 40.20 ° S 173.00 ° E Felt throughout Central New Zealand 5 Jun 1869 Christchurch Canterbury 4.7 -- 5.7 5 km 43.55 ° S 172.60 ° E 1869 Christchurch earthquake 18 Jul 1876 Palmerston North Manawatu 6.8 50 km 40.19 ° S 175.80 ° E Felt strongly in Palmerston North 25 Jun 1881 Palmerston North Manawatu 6.7 33 km 40.39 ° S 175.60 ° E Felt strongly in Palmerston North 5 Dec 1881 Castle Hill Canterbury 6.0 12 km 43.13 ° S 171.77 ° E Damaged stone buildings in Christchurch , including ChristChurch Cathedral 1 Sep 1888 Lewis Pass Canterbury 7.0 7.1 12 km 42.59 ° S 172.55 ° E 1888 North Canterbury earthquake 23 Jun 1891 Port Waikato Auckland 6.2 12 km 37.43 ° S 174.43 ° E Felt in Auckland / Waikato 12 Feb 1893 Nelson Tasman Bay 6.7 70 km 40.99 ° S 173.80 ° E Felt throughout Central New Zealand 18 Aug 1895 Taupo Bay of Plenty 6.0 12 km 38.80 ° S 176.80 ° E Felt throughout Central New Zealand 8 Dec 1897 Wanganui Manawatu 6.5 40 km 39.99 ° S , 175.00 ° E Felt throughout North Island , Strong in Wanganui
Date Location Region Magnitude ( M ) Magnitude ( M ) Depth Latitude Longitude Fatalities Further information 1815 New Plymouth Taranaki 7.0 25 km 38.99 ° S 174.00 ° E 1817 Fiordland South Island 7.0 25 km 45.99 ° S 167.00 ° E 1826 Fiordland South Island 8.0 8.0 25 km 44.99 ° S 167.00 ° E 1835 South Auckland Auckland 7.0 25 km 36.99 ° S 175.00 ° E Apparently a large shallow earthquake followed by aftershocks . Evidence rests on a single report that has so far not been verified 1838 Waitotara Forest Manawatu 7.0 25 km 39.39 ° S 176.10 ° E 26 May 1840 Paraparaumu Wellington 6.0 25 km 41.00 ° S 175.00 ° E 8 Jul 1843 Near Taihape Manawatu 7.6 7.6 12 km 39.59 ° S 176.20 ° E 1843 Wanganui earthquake 13 Jul 1846 Snares Islands Southland 6.3 25 km 47.00 ° S 166.00 ° E 19 Nov 1846 Karamea West Coast 6.5 25 km 41.00 ° S 172.00 ° E 4 Dec 1846 Wellington Wellington 6.0 25 km 41.00 ° S 174.50 ° E 16 Oct 1848 Blenheim Marlborough 7.4 7.8 12 km 41.89 ° S 173.60 ° E 1848 Marlborough earthquake 27 Jul 1851 Motueka Tasman 6.0 25 km 41.00 ° S 173.00 ° E 23 Jan 1855 Lake Wairarapa Wairarapa 8.2 8.2 33 km 41.198 ° S 175.20 ° E 9 1855 Wairarapa earthquake 23 Feb 1863 Waipukurau Hawke 's Bay 7.5 25 km 40.00 ° S 176.50 ° E 1863 Hawke 's Bay earthquake 19 Oct 1868 Cape Farewell Tasman 7.2 12 km 40.20 ° S 173.00 ° E Felt throughout Central New Zealand 5 Jun 1869 Christchurch Canterbury 4.7 -- 5.7 5 km 43.55 ° S 172.60 ° E 1869 Christchurch earthquake 18 Jul 1876 Palmerston North Manawatu 6.8 50 km 40.19 ° S 175.80 ° E Felt strongly in Palmerston North 25 Jun 1881 Palmerston North Manawatu 6.7 33 km 40.39 ° S 175.60 ° E Felt strongly in Palmerston North 5 Dec 1881 Castle Hill Canterbury 6.0 12 km 43.13 ° S 171.77 ° E Damaged stone buildings in Christchurch , including ChristChurch Cathedral 1 Sep 1888 Lewis Pass Canterbury 7.0 7.1 12 km 42.59 ° S 172.55 ° E 1888 North Canterbury earthquake 23 Jun 1891 Port Waikato Auckland 6.2 12 km 37.43 ° S 174.43 ° E Felt in Auckland / Waikato 12 Feb 1893 Nelson Tasman Bay 6.7 70 km 40.99 ° S 173.80 ° E Felt throughout Central New Zealand 18 Aug 1895 Taupo Bay of Plenty 6.0 12 km 38.80 ° S 176.80 ° E Felt throughout Central New Zealand 8 Dec 1897 Wanganui Manawatu 6.5 40 km 39.99 ° S , 175.00 ° E Felt throughout North Island , Strong in Wanganui