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 139 on 5 May, 2026.

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
< 2 190 969 11073
2 - 3 145 695 8013
3 - 4 25 134 1917
4 - 5 6 48 594
5 - 6 2 12 79
>= 6 0 1 2
Total 368 1859 21678