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This is a summary of earthquakes in the Canterbury region.

Summary Data

Quakes per day (last year)


Table summarising earthquake numbers over the past week, month and year.

MagnitudeLast weekLast monthLast year
< 20292
2 - 32594954
3 - 426193
4 - 51314
5 - 6001
>= 6000
Total281051254