An example of lake-temperature data from the new and existing sensors at Te Wai ā-moe. The data from the old sensor is shown ...

Welcome, haere mai to another GeoNet Data Blog. Today’s blog is about some of the tools and work we do that wraps around our ...

When it comes to earthquakes, the ground shaking that people feel is important to us, and contributes to our data source. By submitting a Felt Report, our seismologists learn more about the intensity ...

Map and search of GeoNet sensor networks that deliver high-rate-data. Use the date search filter to see sensors that were operating in the past. More detailed station/sensor information can be ...

Magnitude 1.6, Fri Jun 27 2025 9:17 PM ...

GNS Science and GeoNet have prepared a collection of strong motion data resources for significant New Zealand earthquakes. The New Zealand Strong Motion Database contains a comprehensive compilation ...

The timestamp shown at the top right of the seismograph drum shown above is the time when this image was last refreshed. The previous four hours (240 minutes) of seismic signals (also known as traces) ...

Earthquake Statistics. The GeoNet project locates between 50 and 80 earthquakes each day, or about 20,000 a year. Long Term; Recent ...

The magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred at 4:35 am on 4 September, the epicentre was 40 km west of Christchurch City, and the depth of the quake was at 10 km. The epicentre was close to the town of ...

The timestamp shown at the top right of the images is the time when the images were last refreshed. The previous 36 hours of sea level variations from all operational sites are displayed, oldest to ...

M 6.2 Eketahuna Mon, Jan 20 2014. This quake was widely felt in both islands. Strong shaking was reported as far as Palmerston North and Masterton.

M 6.5 Cook Strait Sun, Jul 21 2013. This earthquake followed two earlier shakes of magnitude 5.7 and 5.8 in the previous two days. It caused damage to buildings on both sides of Cook Strait.