The GeoNet project locates between 50 and 80 earthquakes each day, or about 20,000 a year.
Plot showing earthquakes per day over the last 365 days. The maximum earthquakes per day was 147 on 7 July, 2025.
Magnitude | Last 7 days | Last 28 days | Last 365 days |
---|---|---|---|
< 2 | 112 | 569 | 11591 |
2 - 3 | 149 | 579 | 7831 |
3 - 4 | 36 | 146 | 1900 |
4 - 5 | 12 | 41 | 520 |
5 - 6 | 1 | 3 | 58 |
>= 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Total | 310 | 1338 | 21906 |