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 | 188 | 970 | 11635 |
2 - 3 | 161 | 630 | 8042 |
3 - 4 | 31 | 164 | 1938 |
4 - 5 | 9 | 46 | 535 |
5 - 6 | 0 | 4 | 70 |
>= 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Total | 389 | 1814 | 22227 |