The lat./Long. locations given below are for those events located by the IGNS* Seismological Observatory in Wellington city. The observatory generally only publically reports located events if (1)... they are over M 5.0 or (2)... smaller... when they have been reported as felt by members of the public. * Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences ** Note... UTC is 12 hours behind NZST. All quakes are listed with NZST *** The most recent event is at the top of the listLatest Recorded/Located Quakes DD/MM/YR NZST Mb LOCATION, COMMENTS
250697 0628 3.0 41.35S 174.80E, 29KD, Cook Strait, 10 km SSE of Wellington, Felt in Wellington. Note that this is in a different location to the recent Cook Strait events ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
240697 1353 4.2 41.12S 174.50E, 33KD, Cook Strait, 30 km NW of Wellington, Felt in Wellington, There have been another 10 events between M3 - 3.9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
220697 1530 3.8 Prob. Fiordland area, no felt reports ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
210697 1844 3.7 41.13S 174.48E, 33KD, Cook Strait, 30 km NW of Wellington, Felt in Wellington ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
210697 0336 5.2 41.12S 174.49E, 33KD, Cook Strait, 30 km NW of Wgtn, Felt L. Nth and U. Sth Is.s ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
200697 0956 3.5 41.12S 174.49E, 33KD, Cook Strait, 30 km NW of Wellington, Felt in Titahi Bay. aftershock to the M5 yesterday -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
190697 2055 5.0 41.10S 174.51E, 33KD, Cook Strait, 30 km NW of Wellington, Felt as far north as southern Taranaki, and at the top of the South Island ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
180697 2109 4.5 39.52S 179.46E, 12KD, 140km off the E. coast Mahia, Very approx. loc., Felt at Tolaga Bay ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
120697 0403 4.2 Prob. Fiordland area, no felt reports ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
080697 1120 4.4 40.09S 176.29E, 33KD, 20 km NE of Dannevirke, Felt in Dannevirke ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
050697 1425 3.9 40.41S 176.57E,12KD, 45 km ESE of Dannevirke, Reported felt in Napier ------------------------------------------------------------------------------