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 147 on 7 July, 2025.


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
< 2 245 1022 10926
2 - 3 177 689 7718
3 - 4 29 168 1879
4 - 5 5 56 524
5 - 6 3 8 67
>= 6 0 0 5
Total 459 1943 21119