Earthquake Statistics

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


Earthquakes Per Day


0100200300400Per Day01-Jun-2201-Sep-2201-Dec-2201-Mar-23Earthquakes Per Day

Plot showing earthquakes per day over the last 365 days. The maximum earthquakes per day was 449 on 18 March, 2023.


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
< 2 176 841 10812
2 - 3 130 568 8100
3 - 4 35 120 1373
4 - 5 10 44 751
5 - 6 0 5 132
>= 6 0 0 13
Total 351 1578 21181