Earthquakes in Canterbury

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Below is a list of earthquakes detected in Canterbury.

Date	Magnitude	Location	City	Region	Country Location	Details
Jan 22, 2026 13:38 UTC	2.1	20 km west of Christchurch	Burnham	Canterbury	New Zealand Burnham / Canterbury	Details
Jan 22, 2026 12:29 UTC	1.9	15 km north of Kaikoura	Mangamaunu	Canterbury	New Zealand Mangamaunu / Canterbury	Details
Jan 22, 2026 04:25 UTC	2.7	5 km south of Culverden	Culverden	Canterbury	New Zealand Culverden / Canterbury	Details
Jan 21, 2026 19:54 UTC	1.5	35 km south-west of Twizel	Berwen	Canterbury	New Zealand Berwen / Canterbury	Details
Jan 21, 2026 13:16 UTC	3.1	SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND	Craigieburn	Canterbury	New Zealand Craigieburn / Canterbury	Details
Jan 21, 2026 09:04 UTC	1.8	20 km east of Arthur's Pass	Cass	Canterbury	New Zealand Cass / Canterbury	Details
Jan 20, 2026 14:56 UTC	1.6	30 km west of Methven	Staveley	Canterbury	New Zealand Staveley / Canterbury	Details
Jan 19, 2026 01:23 UTC	1.9	10 km north-west of Timaru	Claremont	Canterbury	New Zealand Claremont / Canterbury	Details
Jan 18, 2026 18:52 UTC	3.4	SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND	South Island	Canterbury	New Zealand South Island / Canterbury	Details
Jan 18, 2026 17:02 UTC	2.1	20 km north-west of Oxford	Craigieburn	Canterbury	New Zealand Craigieburn / Canterbury	Details
Jan 18, 2026 02:13 UTC	1.6	15 km north-west of Oxford	Coopers Creek	Canterbury	New Zealand Coopers Creek / Canterbury	Details
Jan 17, 2026 22:30 UTC	2.1	15 km south-west of Arthur's Pass	Bealey	Canterbury	New Zealand Bealey / Canterbury	Details
Jan 17, 2026 20:13 UTC	2.8	35 km east of Arthur's Pass	Cass	Canterbury	New Zealand Cass / Canterbury	Details
Jan 16, 2026 09:08 UTC	2.1	20 km north of Hanmer Springs	Hanmer Springs	Canterbury	New Zealand Hanmer Springs / Canterbury	Details
Jan 16, 2026 05:36 UTC	2.5	25 km east of Arthur's Pass	Cass	Canterbury	New Zealand Cass / Canterbury	Details
Jan 16, 2026 04:47 UTC	2.1	25 km west of Kaikoura	Charwell Forks	Canterbury	New Zealand Charwell Forks / Canterbury	Details
Jan 16, 2026 01:27 UTC	2.5	20 km north-east of Cheviot	Hawkeswood	Canterbury	New Zealand Hawkeswood / Canterbury	Details
Jan 15, 2026 20:37 UTC	3.1	SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND	Bealey	Canterbury	New Zealand Bealey / Canterbury	Details
Jan 15, 2026 14:47 UTC	2.4	30 km east of Hanmer Springs	Mt Lyford	Canterbury	New Zealand Mt Lyford / Canterbury	Details
Jan 15, 2026 09:57 UTC	2.3	50 km north-east of Kaikoura	Kekerengu	Canterbury	New Zealand Kekerengu / Canterbury	Details

New Zealand

Canterbury / Burnham

Jan 22

13:38

2.1

New Zealand

Canterbury / Mangamaunu

Jan 22

12:29

1.9

New Zealand

Canterbury / Culverden

Jan 22

04:25

2.7

New Zealand

Canterbury / Berwen

Jan 21

19:54

1.5

New Zealand

Canterbury / Craigieburn

Jan 21

13:16

3.1

New Zealand

Canterbury / Cass

Jan 21

09:04

1.8

New Zealand

Canterbury / Staveley

Jan 20

14:56

1.6

New Zealand

Canterbury / Claremont

Jan 19

01:23

1.9

New Zealand

Canterbury / South Island

Jan 18

18:52

3.4

New Zealand

Canterbury / Craigieburn

Jan 18

17:02

2.1

New Zealand

Canterbury / Coopers Creek

Jan 18

02:13

1.6

New Zealand

Canterbury / Bealey

Jan 17

22:30

2.1

New Zealand

Canterbury / Cass

Jan 17

20:13

2.8

New Zealand

Canterbury / Hanmer Springs

Jan 16

09:08

2.1

New Zealand

Canterbury / Cass

Jan 16

05:36

2.5

New Zealand

Canterbury / Charwell Forks

Jan 16

04:47

2.1

New Zealand

Canterbury / Hawkeswood

Jan 16

01:27

2.5

New Zealand

Canterbury / Bealey

Jan 15

20:37

3.1

New Zealand

Canterbury / Mt Lyford

Jan 15

14:47

2.4

New Zealand

Canterbury / Kekerengu

Jan 15

09:57

2.3

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