New Zealand Earthquake

New Zealand Earthquake news and links to official and useful information for visitors to this website.

The February 2011 earthquake in New Zealand had devastating consequences for the people of the country and shocked the world. New Zealand is a country that has small earthquakes all the time but rarely is there an earthquake of that magnitude that causes so much loss of life and destruction to a community and population.

Important: For life threatening emergency calls please use the official phone

Call 111
For the Christchurch Quake government helpline is 0800 779 997.

Access to resources of information for visitors to this website to keep up to date with earthquakes is in no way a substitute for official information given by New Zealand government and other organisations that are covering earthquakes in New Zealand. Links to these sites are provided below.

If you are planning to visit New Zealand, or have relatives and friends that may have been affected by an earthquake, or would like to know more about earthquakes in New Zealand in general, I hope this page will help you find the most recent and useful information.

Earthquake Resources

Christchurch City Council

The Canterbury Earthquake website is the official website for Christchurch City Council media releases and all earthquake related information. It is a response information website managed by the Environment Canterbury & Christchurch City Council.

Canterbury Earthquake - Media Releases and Public Information Updates

GeoNet

GeoNet is a project to build and operate a modern geological hazard monitoring system in New Zealand. It comprises of a network of geophysical instruments, automated software applications and skilled staffs to detect, analyse, and respond to earthquakes, volcanic activity, large landslides, tsunami and the slow deformation that precedes large earthquakes. The GeoNet project builds and operates a monitoring system for geological hazards such as; earthquakes, tsunami, and volcanic activity in New Zealand. GeoNet has the job of detecting, analysing, and responding to these natural hazards using resources such as skilled staff, geophysical instruments, and software applications.

The GeoNet website is used not only to provide access to important hazard information and alerts for the population of New Zealand, but also to obtain information from the public via an online form. Input from the public is important in that GeoNet can collect data, and improve their understanding, on the effect of each earthquake felt from the actual people who felt it.

GeoNet Felt Report Form

Recent Earthquakes
Visit the GeoNet Recent New Zealand Earthquakes page for list of the most recent 30 earthquakes in New Zealand

Historic Earthquakes
If you are interested to find out about earthquakes through history, GeoNet have provided a list of the significantly largest historic earthquakes of New Zealand.

Donations

You can make a donation to help with the New Zealand earthquake (links below), but you can also continue with your plans to visit New Zealand for a holiday which will be a tremendous help to New Zealand citizens in the long term. Please do not let an earthquake put you off the holiday to New Zealand you have planned or are planning. The New Zealand economy is partially dependent on tourism and your contribution to the country’s economic stability will be important over the coming years to help in rebuilding the earthquake affected areas.

Christchurch Earthquake Appeal
Official NZ Government Earthquake Appeal

New Zealand Red Cross

The Salvation Army - New Zealand

Australian Red Cross

British Red Cross New Zealand Earthquake Appeal