The GeoNet project locates between 50 and 80 earthquakes each day, or about 20,000 a year.
Plot showing earthquakes per day over the last 365 days. The maximum earthquakes per day was 147 on 7 July, 2025.
Magnitude | Last 7 days | Last 28 days | Last 365 days |
---|---|---|---|
< 2 | 125 | 584 | 11589 |
2 - 3 | 144 | 581 | 7834 |
3 - 4 | 39 | 144 | 1888 |
4 - 5 | 16 | 47 | 525 |
5 - 6 | 1 | 3 | 57 |
>= 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Total | 325 | 1359 | 21899 |