In 2024 22,904 earthquakes were located around New Zealand and in the Kermadec region, the largest was a M5.9 115 km east of ...

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A volcanic eruption in Auckland will likely result in slow moving rivers of lava flowing through densely populated areas, which is why our scientists are looking to La Palma for lessons from its 2021 ...

This shock was centered near Cape Campbell, but was felt as far away as Hokitika and Taranaki.

The massive rumbling of the 1929 Buller earthquake was heard as far away as New Plymouth.

The 1855 earthquake is the most severe earthquake to have occurred in New Zealand since systematic European colonisation began in 1840.

The Aotearoa New Zealand Tsunami Gauge network, also known as the Coastal Sea Level gauge network, supports detection and analysis of potential tsunami threats arriving at New Zealand's coasts. It is ...

New Zealand’s tectonic setting in the Pacific puts us at risk from many different tsunami sources, some may be generated and arrive at our nearest coasts in less than an hour. To improve tsunami ...

What is an earthquake swarm? Unlike the familiar mainshock-aftershock earthquake sequences, where numerous smaller earthquakes tend to follow a larger earthquake, earthquake swarm sequences do not ...

The NGMC receives live feeds from monitoring equipment located all around Aotearoa New Zealand, provided via the GeoNet system, and data from international stations. Earthquakes are monitored using a ...