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 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
< 2 138 688 10550
2 - 3 181 613 8000
3 - 4 33 131 1492
4 - 5 10 41 704
5 - 6 4 7 107
>= 6 0 1 12
Total 366 1481 20865