Earthquake Statistics

The GeoNet project locates between 50 and 80 earthquakes each day, or about 20,000 a year.


Earthquakes Per Day


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Plot showing earthquakes per day over the last 365 days. The maximum earthquakes per day was 147 on 7 July, 2025.


Table summarising earthquake numbers over the last 365 days between latitudes 54°S and 24°S and longitudes 160°E and 170°W.
Magnitude Last 7 days Last 28 days Last 365 days
< 2 296 870 11696
2 - 3 153 605 8077
3 - 4 44 137 1898
4 - 5 9 36 526
5 - 6 2 7 72
>= 6 1 1 7
Total 505 1656 22276