Earthquake Statistics

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


Earthquakes Per Day


020406080100120Per Day01-Sep-2501-Dec-2501-Mar-2601-Jun-26Earthquakes Per Day

Plot showing earthquakes per day over the last 365 days. The maximum earthquakes per day was 139 on 5 May, 2026.


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
< 2 261 1044 11147
2 - 3 190 716 8016
3 - 4 25 148 1921
4 - 5 8 54 595
5 - 6 1 12 79
>= 6 0 1 2
Total 485 1975 21760