Within 300 km
Earthquakes near Timaru
Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand · population 29,300. Every earthquake within 300 km since 1900.
Past 30 days0M2.5+ within 300 km
Past year11M2.5+
Since 1900316M4.5+, 20 of them M6+
How often M6+6 yraverage gap between M6+ quakes
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Within 300 km of Timaru. 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
- 7.0 19 km NE of Methven, New Zealand Sep 3, 2010
- 7.0 30 km NW of Amberley, New Zealand Mar 9, 1929
- 6.8 70 km N of Te Anau, New Zealand Oct 15, 2007
- 6.8 56 km NW of Oxford, New Zealand Jun 18, 1994
- 6.7 46 km NNW of Te Anau, New Zealand Jun 3, 1988
- 6.6 86 km N of Te Anau, New Zealand May 4, 1976
- 6.5 74 km NE of Amberley, New Zealand Nov 14, 2016
- 6.5 35 km NNW of Methven, New Zealand Jun 26, 1946
- 6.4 71 km NNE of Amberley, New Zealand May 22, 1948
The latest nearby
- 4.3 61 km NNW of Arthurs Point, New Zealand Sep 10, 2026
- 4.4 75 km NNW of Arthurs Point, New Zealand Sep 2, 2026
- 4.3 65 km NNW of Arthurs Point, New Zealand Sep 2, 2026
- 5.2 69 km NNW of Arthurs Point, New Zealand Sep 2, 2026
- 5.1 72 km NNW of Arthurs Point, New Zealand Sep 2, 2026
- 4.3 95 km NW of Arthurs Point, New Zealand Aug 25, 2026
- 4.2 54 km E of Hanmer Springs, New Zealand Jul 12, 2026
- 4.5 48 km S of Hokitika, New Zealand Jun 8, 2026
- 3.9 36 km NE of Wanaka, New Zealand Apr 15, 2026
- 3.6 34 km SSW of Leeston, New Zealand Nov 21, 2025
- 4.1 63 km WSW of Hanmer Springs, New Zealand Nov 1, 2025
- 2.6 5 km SE of Kennedys Bush, New Zealand Oct 16, 2025
- 3.0 0 km N of Mairehau, New Zealand Aug 30, 2025
- 4.3 44 km N of Hanmer Springs, New Zealand Mar 28, 2025
- 4.1 75 km SW of Waikowhai, New Zealand Mar 5, 2025