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 145 on 26 April, 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
< 2 271 1076 10699
2 - 3 163 660 7727
3 - 4 36 148 1707
4 - 5 5 37 486
5 - 6 4 8 64
>= 6 0 0 4
Total 479 1929 20687