Date and time	Mag Depth	Nearest volcano (distance)	Location	Details	Map
Thursday, March 23, 2023 GMT (18 quakes)
Mar 23, 2023 9:15 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 23, 2023 08:15 GMT)	1.6 35 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 8:48 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 23, 2023 07:48 GMT)	1.7 18 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 8:38 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 23, 2023 07:38 GMT)	1.6 18 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 8:32 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 23, 2023 07:32 GMT)	1.5 14 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 7:53 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 23, 2023 06:53 GMT)	2.3 19 km		South Pacific Ocean, 22 km southeast of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 7:01 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 23, 2023 06:01 GMT)	1.6 43 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 6:06 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 23, 2023 05:06 GMT)	1.5 18 km		South Pacific Ocean, 25 km southeast of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 5:52 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 23, 2023 04:52 GMT)	2.0 6 km		3.9 km east of Waiouru, Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 5:16 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 23, 2023 04:16 GMT)	2.2 58 km		Tasman Sea, 91 km northwest of Wellington, New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 4:56 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 23, 2023 03:56 GMT)	2.1 26 km		20 km southwest of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 4:54 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 23, 2023 03:54 GMT)	2.4 26 km		South Pacific Ocean, 28 km east of Napier City, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 4:46 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 23, 2023 03:46 GMT)	1.4 8.6 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 4:28 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 23, 2023 03:28 GMT)	1.2 10.6 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 3:31 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 23, 2023 02:31 GMT)	1.4 12 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 2:46 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 23, 2023 01:46 GMT)	1.0 10.2 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 1:58 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 23, 2023 00:58 GMT)	2.6 25 km		Tasman Sea, 23 km west of Levin, New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 1:09 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 23, 2023 00:09 GMT)	1.3 22 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 1:01 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 23, 2023 00:01 GMT)	1.5 13 km		New Zealand	More
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 GMT (25 quakes)
Mar 23, 2023 12:43 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 22, 2023 23:43 GMT)	1.6 20 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 12:26 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 22, 2023 23:26 GMT)	1.9 5 km		Tasman Sea, 30 km south of Whanganui, New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 11:48 am (GMT +13) (Mar 22, 2023 22:48 GMT)	1.4 9.5 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 10:46 am (GMT +13) (Mar 22, 2023 21:46 GMT)	2.5 14 km		Tasman Sea, 37 km southeast of Blenheim, Marlborough District, New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 8:38 am (GMT +13) (Mar 22, 2023 19:38 GMT)	2.5 132 km		47 km southeast of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 8:17 am (GMT +13) (Mar 22, 2023 19:17 GMT)	1.7 23 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 8:02 am (GMT +13) (Mar 22, 2023 19:02 GMT)	1.3 59 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 6:46 am (GMT +13) (Mar 22, 2023 17:46 GMT)	1.8 35 km		10.6 km southwest of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 6:44 am (GMT +13) (Mar 22, 2023 17:44 GMT)	1.9 19 km		69 km east of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 6:44 am (GMT +13) (Mar 22, 2023 17:44 GMT)	1.7 7.8 km		Tasman Sea, 29 km southeast of Blenheim, Marlborough District, New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 5:43 am (GMT +13) (Mar 22, 2023 16:43 GMT)	1.9 5 km		South Pacific Ocean, 57 km southwest of Wellington, New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 5:12 am (GMT +13) (Mar 22, 2023 16:12 GMT)	2.0 6.1 km		Tasman Sea, 18 km northwest of Levin, New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 4:44 am (GMT +13) (Mar 22, 2023 15:44 GMT)	2.2 21 km		Manawatu-Wanganui, 86 km east of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 4:07 am (GMT +13) (Mar 22, 2023 15:07 GMT)	1.6 26 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 3:02 am (GMT +13) (Mar 22, 2023 14:02 GMT)	1.5 33 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 2:27 am (GMT +13) (Mar 22, 2023 13:27 GMT)	1.5 19 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 2:22 am (GMT +13) (Mar 22, 2023 13:22 GMT)	1.6 31 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 23, 2023 12:53 am (GMT +13) (Mar 22, 2023 11:53 GMT)	1.9 22 km		South Pacific Ocean, 50 km northeast of Napier City, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand	More
Mar 22, 2023 11:51 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 22, 2023 10:51 GMT)	2.3 142 km		North Island, 28 km south of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand	More
Mar 22, 2023 11:46 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 22, 2023 10:46 GMT)	0.7 22 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 22, 2023 11:12 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 22, 2023 10:12 GMT)	1.0 21 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 22, 2023 9:54 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 22, 2023 08:54 GMT)	1.9 126 km		63 km southeast of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand	More
Mar 22, 2023 9:26 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 22, 2023 08:26 GMT)	2.4 132 km		47 km southeast of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand	More
Mar 22, 2023 3:49 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 22, 2023 02:49 GMT)	1.7 32 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 22, 2023 2:29 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 22, 2023 01:29 GMT)	2.0 122 km		56 km southeast of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand	More
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 GMT (16 quakes)
Mar 22, 2023 11:35 am (GMT +13) (Mar 21, 2023 22:35 GMT)	1.2 21 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 22, 2023 7:39 am (GMT +13) (Mar 21, 2023 18:39 GMT)	1.9 35 km		42 km southwest of Napier City, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand	More
Mar 22, 2023 6:55 am (GMT +13) (Mar 21, 2023 17:55 GMT)	2.0 11 km		Tasman Sea, 31 km southwest of Wellington, New Zealand	More
Mar 22, 2023 6:12 am (GMT +13) (Mar 21, 2023 17:12 GMT)	1.0 35 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 22, 2023 5:09 am (GMT +13) (Mar 21, 2023 16:09 GMT)	2.0 195 km		60 km southeast of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand	More
Mar 22, 2023 3:39 am (GMT +13) (Mar 21, 2023 14:39 GMT)	2.8 26 km		Tasman Sea, Marlborough, 43 km west of Wellington, New Zealand	More
Mar 22, 2023 3:24 am (GMT +13) (Mar 21, 2023 14:24 GMT)	0.9 40 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 22, 2023 3:00 am (GMT +13) (Mar 21, 2023 14:00 GMT)	1.8 39 km		Manawatu-Wanganui, 34 km south of North Island, New Zealand	More
Mar 22, 2023 2:16 am (GMT +13) (Mar 21, 2023 13:16 GMT)	1.6 36 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 22, 2023 2:04 am (GMT +13) (Mar 21, 2023 13:04 GMT)	1.6 24 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 22, 2023 1:50 am (GMT +13) (Mar 21, 2023 12:50 GMT)	2.2 23 km		46 km northeast of Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand	More
Mar 22, 2023 1:46 am (GMT +13) (Mar 21, 2023 12:46 GMT)	1.8 12 km		Tasman Sea, 31 km south of Whanganui, New Zealand	More
Mar 22, 2023 1:46 am (GMT +13) (Mar 21, 2023 12:46 GMT)	1.8 12 km		Tasman Sea, 31 km south of Whanganui, New Zealand	More
Mar 22, 2023 1:26 am (GMT +13) (Mar 21, 2023 12:26 GMT)	3.2 12 km		Tasman Sea, 30 km southwest of Wellington, New Zealand I FELT IT	More
Mar 21, 2023 11:40 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 21, 2023 10:40 GMT)	1.2 10.9 km		New Zealand	More
Mar 21, 2023 11:02 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 21, 2023 10:02 GMT)	0.5 5.9 km		New Zealand	More

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Palmerston North Earthquake FAQ

When was the latest earthquake in Palmerston North?

The last earthquake in Palmerston North occurred 27 minutes ago: Minor mag. 1.6 earthquake - New Zealand on Thursday, Mar 23, 2023 at 9:15 pm (GMT +13).

How many quakes were there in Palmerston North in the past 48 hours?

In the past 48 hours, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand had 59 quakes up to magnitude 3.2.

What was the strongest quake in Palmerston North in the past 48 hours?

The strongest earthquake in Palmerston North in the past 48 hours occurred 1 day 20 hours ago: Light mag. 3.2 earthquake - Tasman Sea, 30 km southwest of Wellington, New Zealand, on Wednesday, Mar 22, 2023 at 1:26 am (GMT +13).