Earthquake Statistics

The GeoNet project locates between 50 and 80 earthquakes each day, or about 20,000 a year.


Earthquakes Per Day


050100150200Per Day01-Apr-2301-Jul-2301-Oct-2301-Jan-24Earthquakes Per Day

Plot showing earthquakes per day over the last 365 days. The maximum earthquakes per day was 234 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
< 2 225 919 10452
2 - 3 152 637 7688
3 - 4 42 137 1692
4 - 5 1 32 510
5 - 6 2 6 65
>= 6 0 0 5
Total 422 1731 20412