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 133 on 21 June, 2024.


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
< 2 254 977 11627
2 - 3 170 679 8017
3 - 4 25 142 1740
4 - 5 15 51 500
5 - 6 0 4 50
>= 6 0 0 3
Total 464 1853 21937