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Earthquakes in New Zealand

Earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 and above reported by the USGS, with a link to the official event page. An earthquake that GDACS also reports is not counted twice.

Sources: USGS, GDACS. Entries are copied from official feeds and are not verified by alerts.live. Follow the instructions of local authorities.

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Earthquake M4.5Kermadec Islands, New ZealandNew ZealandUSGS
Earthquake M5.0Auckland Islands, New Zealand regionNew ZealandUSGS
Earthquake M5.346 km SSE of Otorohanga, New ZealandNew ZealandUSGS
Earthquake M4.5Kermadec Islands, New ZealandNew ZealandUSGS
Earthquake M5.04 km ENE of Inglewood, New ZealandNew ZealandUSGS
Earthquake M4.6153 km ENE of Hicks Bay, New ZealandNew ZealandUSGS
Earthquake M5.0Kermadec Islands, New ZealandNew ZealandUSGS

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