Lowest Earthquake Risk — Bay of Plenty
SA2 areas furthest from a mapped active fault, by GNS hazard band (population > 500). Estimated regional exposure from nearest-fault distance, not a property-level seismic assessment.
Lowest Earthquake Risk
SA2 areas furthest from a mapped active fault, by GNS hazard band (population > 500). Estimated regional exposure from nearest-fault distance, not a property-level seismic assessment — Bay of Plenty
This ranking works best as a first-pass screen in Bay of Plenty, especially when you need to reduce a wide field quickly.
A rank is useful because it compresses one dimension well, but it never replaces the fuller suburb-level picture.
Use the ranking to build a shortlist, then confirm whether those finalists still hold up on the rest of the data.
A ranking compresses one signal well, but it should hand you into compare or suburb detail before becoming a decision.
Save a small working set, then use compare and evidence depth before treating any row as a decision.
Rankings are strongest when they hand you a shortlist quickly. Compare the top two first, then open suburb detail if the head-to-head result still feels narrow.
- #1Omanu BeachBAY-OF-PLENTYLowOtamarakau Fault · 36.7km
- #2Mount Maunganui SouthBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 36.7km
- #3Mount Maunganui NorthBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 35.5km
- #4Arataki NorthBAY-OF-PLENTYLowOtamarakau Fault · 35.1km
- #5MatapihiBAY-OF-PLENTYLowOtamarakau Fault · 34.8km
- #6Arataki SouthBAY-OF-PLENTYLowOtamarakau Fault · 34.4km
- #7Tauranga CentralBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 33.6km
- #8Te Maunga NorthBAY-OF-PLENTYLowOtamarakau Fault · 33.6km
- #9MaungatapuBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 33.5km
- #10Welcome Bay WestBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 33.4km
- #11Te Maunga SouthBAY-OF-PLENTYLowOtamarakau Fault · 32.9km
- #12Tauranga SouthBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 32.7km
- #13Otūmoetai EastBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 32.4km
- #14KaitemakoBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 32.3km
- #15Welcome Bay EastBAY-OF-PLENTYLowOtamarakau Fault · 32.2km
- #16Welcome Bay SouthBAY-OF-PLENTYLowOtamarakau Fault · 32.1km
- #17Pacific LakesBAY-OF-PLENTYLowOtamarakau Fault · 32.1km
- #18Otūmoetai NorthBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 31.8km
- #19Tauranga HospitalBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 31.6km
- #20HairiniBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 31.6km
- #21JudeaBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 31.4km
- #22Fraser CoveBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 31.3km
- #23Brookfield EastBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 31.2km
- #24Pacific ViewBAY-OF-PLENTYLowOtamarakau Fault · 31.2km
- #25Otūmoetai SouthBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 31.2km
- #26Yatton ParkBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 30.8km
- #27OhauitiBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 30.7km
- #28Matua SouthBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 30.7km
- #29PoikeBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 30.6km
- #30Palm Beach NorthBAY-OF-PLENTYLowOtamarakau Fault · 30.5km
- #31Baypark-KairuaBAY-OF-PLENTYLowOtamarakau Fault · 30.4km
- #32BellevueBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 30.3km
- #33Brookfield WestBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 30.3km
- #34Gate PaBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 30.2km
- #35Te RetiBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 30.2km
- #36Matua NorthBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 30.0km
- #37Greerton NorthBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 29.7km
- #38Palm Beach South-GravattBAY-OF-PLENTYLowOtamarakau Fault · 29.3km
- #39Pyes Pa EastBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 29.2km
- #40Bethlehem CentralBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 28.8km
- #41Greerton SouthBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 28.8km
- #42Pyes Pa NorthBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 28.4km
- #43AthenreeBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 28.4km
- #44Waihī Beach-BowentownBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 28.2km
- #45Bethlehem NorthBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 28.2km
- #46WaitaoBAY-OF-PLENTYLowUnnamed · 27.9km
- #47Pyes Pa SouthBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 27.7km
- #48Papamoa Beach NorthBAY-OF-PLENTYLowOtamarakau Fault · 27.7km
- #49Bethlehem SouthBAY-OF-PLENTYLowKerepehi Fault · 27.5km
- #50DoncasterBAY-OF-PLENTYLowOtamarakau Fault · 26.9km
| # ▲ | AREA | REGION | RISK | NEAREST FAULT | POP |
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| 1 | Omanu Beach | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Otamarakau Fault · 36.7km | 2,982 |
| 2 | Mount Maunganui South | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 36.7km | 2,844 |
| 3 | Mount Maunganui North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 35.5km | 3,204 |
| 4 | Arataki North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Otamarakau Fault · 35.1km | 3,201 |
| 5 | Matapihi | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Otamarakau Fault · 34.8km | 837 |
| 6 | Arataki South | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Otamarakau Fault · 34.4km | 3,063 |
| 7 | Tauranga Central | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 33.6km | 2,679 |
| 8 | Te Maunga North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Otamarakau Fault · 33.6km | 3,354 |
| 9 | Maungatapu | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 33.5km | 2,883 |
| 10 | Welcome Bay West | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 33.4km | 2,865 |
| 11 | Te Maunga South | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Otamarakau Fault · 32.9km | 2,163 |
| 12 | Tauranga South | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 32.7km | 4,110 |
| 13 | Otūmoetai East | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 32.4km | 3,699 |
| 14 | Kaitemako | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 32.3km | 1,554 |
| 15 | Welcome Bay East | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Otamarakau Fault · 32.2km | 2,658 |
| 16 | Welcome Bay South | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Otamarakau Fault · 32.1km | 3,978 |
| 17 | Pacific Lakes | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Otamarakau Fault · 32.1km | 2,931 |
| 18 | Otūmoetai North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 31.8km | 2,223 |
| 19 | Tauranga Hospital | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 31.6km | 2,118 |
| 20 | Hairini | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 31.6km | 3,246 |
| 21 | Judea | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 31.4km | 2,691 |
| 22 | Fraser Cove | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 31.3km | 1,269 |
| 23 | Brookfield East | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 31.2km | 2,895 |
| 24 | Pacific View | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Otamarakau Fault · 31.2km | 3,111 |
| 25 | Otūmoetai South | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 31.2km | 2,415 |
| 26 | Yatton Park | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 30.8km | 2,712 |
| 27 | Ohauiti | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 30.7km | 4,020 |
| 28 | Matua South | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 30.7km | 2,604 |
| 29 | Poike | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 30.6km | 1,062 |
| 30 | Palm Beach North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Otamarakau Fault · 30.5km | 3,270 |
| 31 | Baypark-Kairua | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Otamarakau Fault · 30.4km | 753 |
| 32 | Bellevue | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 30.3km | 3,852 |
| 33 | Brookfield West | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 30.3km | 3,129 |
| 34 | Gate Pa | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 30.2km | 3,843 |
| 35 | Te Reti | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 30.2km | 1,944 |
| 36 | Matua North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 30.0km | 3,024 |
| 37 | Greerton North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 29.7km | 3,600 |
| 38 | Palm Beach South-Gravatt | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Otamarakau Fault · 29.3km | 3,786 |
| 39 | Pyes Pa East | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 29.2km | 666 |
| 40 | Bethlehem Central | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 28.8km | 4,392 |
| 41 | Greerton South | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 28.8km | 672 |
| 42 | Pyes Pa North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 28.4km | 3,846 |
| 43 | Athenree | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 28.4km | 906 |
| 44 | Waihī Beach-Bowentown | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 28.2km | 2,550 |
| 45 | Bethlehem North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 28.2km | 3,645 |
| 46 | Waitao | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Unnamed · 27.9km | 1,824 |
| 47 | Pyes Pa South | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 27.7km | 2,919 |
| 48 | Papamoa Beach North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Otamarakau Fault · 27.7km | 2,763 |
| 49 | Bethlehem South | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Kerepehi Fault · 27.5km | 1,119 |
| 50 | Doncaster | BAY-OF-PLENTY | Low | Otamarakau Fault · 26.9km | 3,477 |
New Zealand lowest earthquake risk FAQ
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What does Lowest Earthquake Risk rank?
Lowest Earthquake Risk ranks areas in Bay of Plenty using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. SA2 areas furthest from a mapped active fault, by GNS hazard band (population > 500). Estimated regional exposure from nearest-fault distance, not a property-level seismic assessment
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How should I use this ranking for property research?
Use the ranking as a screening step for Bay of Plenty. Save realistic areas to your shortlist, compare the strongest pair, and open suburb detail pages before relying on one result.
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Does the top ranked area mean it is the best choice?
No. Rankings are a shortlist input, not a final recommendation. Check price history, rent, income, population, local services, source freshness, and current listings before making a decision.
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How current is the ranking data?
QuickProperty uses processed public-source datasets and refreshes automated sources where available. Use the suburb detail page source panels to see which signals are current, estimated, or missing for a specific area.