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
< 2 165 599 11478
2 - 3 139 578 7817
3 - 4 37 144 1879
4 - 5 13 47 518
5 - 6 2 5 58
>= 6 0 0 6
Total 356 1373 21756