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 116 on 12 January, 2024.


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
< 2 265 1067 10577
2 - 3 157 664 7700
3 - 4 34 144 1705
4 - 5 7 38 486
5 - 6 2 8 63
>= 6 0 0 4
Total 465 1921 20535