Earthquakes in New Zealand — July 2025

16 earthquakes were recorded in New Zealand during July 2025, an average of 0.5 per day.

15 reached magnitude 4 or above and 5 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 57 km.

The month's largest event in New Zealand was a magnitude 6.3 earthquake near Riverton, New Zealand on 07 July 2025 at 12:53 UTC. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake radiates roughly 42,502 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is well above the New Zealand monthly average of 9 events over the period we cover — an unusually active month, and up from the 7 recorded the previous month.

75% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 25% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). The mix is dominated by shallow crustal events, with a minority of intermediate-depth activity.

By band, the catalogue holds 1 in the magnitude 3 range, 10 in the magnitude 4 range, 4 in the magnitude 5 range, 1 in the magnitude 6 range.

Activity peaked on 21 July, when 2 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M6.3 near Riverton, New Zealand on 07 July at 22 km; M5.7 near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on 15 July at 31 km; M5.3 near Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on 12 July at 219 km.

That is 76% above the 9 events New Zealand averages per month across the 21 months on record.