#mmi6

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred 45 km south-west of Milford Sound, New Zealand on Thu Jul 16 2026 9:14 PM. The quake was 50 kilometres deep and the shaking was strong close to the quake.

The quake may have been felt in Alexandra, Arthur's Pass, Ashburton, Balclutha, Dunedin, Fairlie, Geraldine, Gore, Greymouth, Haast, Hokitika, Invercargill, Lumsden, Methven, Milford Sound, Mount Cook, Oamaru, Oxford, Palmerston, Queenstown, Ranfurly, Roxburgh, Snares Islands, Te Anau, Timaru, Tuatapere, Twizel, Waimate, Wanaka, and surrounding localities.