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
< 2 131 704 11685
2 - 3 129 517 7887
3 - 4 29 104 1892
4 - 5 6 35 532
5 - 6 0 3 61
>= 6 0 1 8
Total 295 1364 22065