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 ...

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 ...

For each site, a JSON or CSV-formatted data is available, containing the East, North and Up coordinate differences with respect to the reference position. The use of these plots is to show the ...

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) ...

An interactive, multi-layered map displaying the peak strong motion data that GeoNet collected during the last hour. Select a site to view the PGA (g), PGV (cm/s) and MMI values. Sites are coloured to ...

New Zealanders live on the edge. Depending on their location, it might be the edge of the Australian Plate or it might be the edge of the Pacific Plate. The active Pacific-Australian Plate boundary ...

The Aviation Colour Code system is based on four colours and is only intended for use by the civil aviation community. The system is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO), and ...

Felt earthquake reports are quantified using the New Zealand Modified Mercalli (MM) intensity scale. The MM scale grades the impact of an earthquake on people living on the earth's surface, and so can ...

The NZ Volcanic Alert Level system is based on 6 levels and is intended to describe the current status of each active volcano. People who need volcano related information ranges from local residents, ...

One hazard we don’t often get an opportunity to talk about at GeoNet is landslides. That’s a good thing, we aren’t complaining. But with the M7.8 Kaikōura Earthquake, landslides and land deformation ...

The size of an earthquake is often described using magnitude, which is the amount of energy released during an earthquake. However, not all of the energy released in an earthquake will necessarily be ...

There were two severe earthquakes off the coast of Gisborne in March and May 1947, each generating large tsunamis in the surrounding area. The March tsunami was one of the largest tsunami in New ...