Live earthquake check
Earthquakes near Upper Hutt today
Updated
No M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km of Upper Hutt in the last 24 hours The last M2.5+ within 100 km was M4.2 88 km NE, 14 days ago.
Was there an earthquake in Upper Hutt just now? This page checks the live USGS catalogue for quakes around Upper Hutt, Wellington Region, New Zealand and updates every few minutes.
- Last 24 hours
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 7 days
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 30 days
- 1 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Largest in 30 days
- M4.2 88 km NE, Oct 12, 2026
- Largest in past year
- M5.0 146 km NNW, Jan 8, 2026
- Past year count
- 31 M2.5+ within 150 km
- Nearest in 30 days
- 88 km M4.2, Oct 12, 2026
Recent earthquakes near Upper Hutt
USGS recorded 1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more within 100 km of Upper Hutt in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last 7 days. The most recent was M4.2 88 km NE of the city at Oct 12, 19:52 local time (14 days ago).
The average depth was about 32 km and 1 of 1 were shallow (under 70 km), which are the ones most likely to be felt at the surface.
| Time (Upper Hutt) | UTC | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 06:27 | Oct 19, 17:27 UTC | M4.2 | 134 km ENE | 24 km | 38 km NE of Castlepoint, New Zealand |
| Oct 12, 19:52 | Oct 12, 06:52 UTC | M4.2 | 88 km NE | 32 km | 25 km SSE of Pahiatua, New Zealand |
| Sep 27, 23:32 | Sep 27, 10:32 UTC | M4.0 | 111 km NE | 49 km | 5 km NNE of Mangatainoka, New Zealand |
M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in Pacific/Auckland.
Largest earthquakes near Upper Hutt in the past year
The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Upper Hutt in the past 12 months was M5.0 on Jan 8, 2026, 146 km NNW of the city (16 km SE of Patea, New Zealand).
With 31 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 2.6 a month), the area around Upper Hutt is active by global standards. 10 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.
| Date | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2026 | M5.0 | 146 km NNW | 123 km | 16 km SE of Patea, New Zealand |
| Sep 4, 2026 | M4.6 | 52 km NNW | 49 km | 28 km NW of Raumati Beach, New Zealand |
| Jan 27, 2026 | M4.6 | 76 km NNW | 41 km | 30 km W of Foxton Beach, New Zealand |
| Sep 14, 2026 | M4.5 | 119 km NW | 98 km | 64 km SSW of Patea, New Zealand |
| Jun 2, 2026 | M4.5 | 48 km W | 68 km | 28 km W of Titahi Bay, New Zealand |
| May 29, 2026 | M4.5 | 88 km SW | 15 km | 42 km SE of Witherlea, New Zealand |
| Feb 16, 2026 | M4.5 | 64 km NW | 77 km | 43 km WNW of Raumati Beach, New Zealand |
| Dec 25, 2025 | M4.5 | 103 km ENE | 26 km | 25 km NNW of Castlepoint, New Zealand |
| Dec 3, 2025 | M4.5 | 121 km NE | 20 km | 32 km ESE of Mangatainoka, New Zealand |
| Nov 6, 2025 | M4.5 | 42 km WSW | 43 km | 12 km W of Karori, New Zealand |
Was it felt in Upper Hutt?
The largest nearby quake this month, M4.2 at 88 km, may have been felt lightly in Upper Hutt by a rough rule of thumb (an M3 is typically noticed within a few tens of km, an M5 up to a few hundred km; local ground and building type matter a lot).
USGS "Did You Feel It?" received reports for 1 of these quakes: M4.0 on Sep 27, 2026 (1 reports, max intensity 3.8).
If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.
Tsunami warning status
None of the earthquakes near Upper Hutt in the past year carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.
Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.
Earthquakes around the world today
Worldwide, USGS listed 144 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.
USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.
Earthquakes near other cities in New Zealand and nearby
Earthquake pages
More live data for Upper Hutt
Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).