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 138 on 30 January, 2025.


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
< 2 187 754 11614
2 - 3 164 603 8093
3 - 4 36 132 1886
4 - 5 4 33 527
5 - 6 2 5 70
>= 6 0 0 6
Total 393 1527 22196