New Zealand

Natural disasters in Manawatu-Wanganui Region, New Zealand

Right now

No events recorded here in the last 24 hours.

The most recent data we hold from GeoNet arrived 10 hours ago. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

20, recorded here, since 9 May 2026

9 in the last 30 days. Most recent: 30 October 2026 (2 days ago).

The 7th strongest of the 20 recorded here since 9 May 2026.

By month

  • May 20262
  • July 20262
  • August 20262
  • September 20265
  • October 20269

October 2026 is the most active month of the 5 in our series here, with 9 events.

Hazards recorded here

Recent events

EarthquakesLow

M 3.2 Earthquake

30 October 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 0 · version not recorded
EarthquakesLow

M 3.1 Earthquake

27 October 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 0 · version not recorded
EarthquakesLow

M 3.1 Earthquake

26 October 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 0 · version not recorded
EarthquakesLow

M 3.3 Earthquake

23 October 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 0 · version not recorded
EarthquakesLow

M 4.0 Earthquake

19 October 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 0 · version not recorded
EarthquakesLow

M 3.0 Earthquake

16 October 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 0 · version not recorded
EarthquakesMedium

M 5.1 Earthquake

15 October 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 24 · version not recorded2 independent sources
EarthquakesLow

M 3.5 Earthquake

12 October 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 0 · version not recorded
EarthquakesLow

M 3.8 Earthquake

12 October 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 0 · version not recorded2 independent sources
EarthquakesLow

M 4.1 Earthquake

27 September 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 8 · version not recorded3 independent sources
EarthquakesLow

M 3.6 Earthquake

27 September 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 0 · version not recorded
EarthquakesLow

M 3.9 Earthquake

21 September 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 0 · version not recorded
EarthquakesLow

M 4.0 Earthquake

11 September 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 0 · version not recorded2 independent sources
EarthquakesLow

M 3.0 Earthquake

9 September 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 0 · version not recorded
EarthquakesLow

M 3.1 Earthquake

30 August 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 0 · version not recorded
EarthquakesLow

M 3.2 Earthquake

27 August 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 0 · version not recorded
EarthquakesMedium

M 5.7 Earthquake

24 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 22 · version not recorded2 independent sources
EarthquakesLow

M 4.1 Earthquake

8 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 1 · version not recorded
EarthquakesLow

M 4.2 Earthquake

9 May 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 2 · version not recorded
EarthquakesLow

M 4.9 Earthquake

9 May 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 15 · version not recorded2 independent sources

Towns with the most events here

Other areas

Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

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