Where was that earthquake?

There’s no escaping earthquakes in New Zealand. Even the Chatham Islands is susceptible to them. Small earthquakes happen every day in New Zealand, but most are not felt. Larger earthquakes (above about Magnitude 3.0) are recorded by GeoNet and usually make it onto their website within a few minutes, showing the time, location, depth and magnitude. This lets you know whether it was a small earthquake close by, or a whopper a long way away. You can even help them with their research by telling them if you felt it or not.