The GeoNet project locates between 50 and 80 earthquakes each day, or about 20,000 a year.
Plot showing earthquakes per day over the last 365 days. The maximum earthquakes per day was 147 on 7 July, 2025.
Magnitude | Last 7 days | Last 28 days | Last 365 days |
---|---|---|---|
< 2 | 134 | 733 | 11726 |
2 - 3 | 122 | 535 | 7906 |
3 - 4 | 28 | 104 | 1896 |
4 - 5 | 6 | 37 | 533 |
5 - 6 | 0 | 4 | 63 |
>= 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Total | 290 | 1414 | 22132 |