Within 300 km
Earthquakes near Rangiora
Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand · population 19,300. Every earthquake within 300 km since 1900.
Past 30 days1M2.5+ within 300 km
Past year17M2.5+
Since 1900540M4.5+, 28 of them M6+
How often M6+4 yraverage gap between M6+ quakes
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Within 300 km of Rangiora. Small quakes were rarely recorded worldwide before the 1970s, so early years show fewer.
The strongest on record
- 7.8 53 km NNE of Amberley, New Zealand Nov 13, 2016
- 7.3 68 km S of Wakefield, New Zealand Jun 16, 1929
- 7.1 38 km E of Westport, New Zealand May 23, 1968
- 7.0 19 km NE of Methven, New Zealand Sep 3, 2010
- 7.0 30 km NW of Amberley, New Zealand Mar 9, 1929
- 6.8 56 km NW of Oxford, New Zealand Jun 18, 1994
- 6.5 74 km NE of Amberley, New Zealand Nov 14, 2016
- 6.5 92 km SSW of Blenheim, New Zealand Nov 13, 2016
- 6.5 29 km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand Aug 16, 2013
- 6.5 38 km ESE of Blenheim, New Zealand Jul 21, 2013
The latest nearby
- 4.3 16 km SSW of Renwick, New Zealand Oct 26, 2026
- 4.2 29 km WNW of Titahi Bay, New Zealand Jul 31, 2026
- 4.2 54 km E of Hanmer Springs, New Zealand Jul 12, 2026
- 4.4 30 km W of Titahi Bay, New Zealand Jun 16, 2026
- 4.1 28 km W of Picton, New Zealand Jun 12, 2026
- 4.2 9 km NNW of Renwick, New Zealand Jun 12, 2026
- 4.5 48 km S of Hokitika, New Zealand Jun 8, 2026
- 4.5 28 km W of Titahi Bay, New Zealand Jun 2, 2026
- 4.5 42 km SE of Witherlea, New Zealand May 29, 2026
- 4.0 36 km SE of Witherlea, New Zealand May 16, 2026
- 4.4 23 km SW of Owhiro Bay, New Zealand May 12, 2026
- 4.0 39 km ENE of Takaka, New Zealand Apr 30, 2026
- 3.9 36 km NE of Wanaka, New Zealand Apr 15, 2026
- 4.0 44 km SE of Witherlea, New Zealand Feb 3, 2026
- 3.6 34 km SSW of Leeston, New Zealand Nov 21, 2025