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 139 on 5 May, 2026.


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
< 2 202 861 11411
2 - 3 157 644 8141
3 - 4 35 125 1914
4 - 5 9 41 580
5 - 6 1 3 80
>= 6 0 0 2
Total 404 1674 22128