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 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
< 2 307 911 11084
2 - 3 197 660 7943
3 - 4 41 170 1932
4 - 5 18 60 592
5 - 6 6 11 74
>= 6 0 1 1
Total 569 1813 21626