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Latest quakes in or near New Zealand in the past 24 hours on Friday, March 29, 2024 - list, stats and map

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: Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake New Zealand
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Mag. 1.5 earthquake New Zealand -
Strongest todayMag. 5.8 South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 62 km northeast of Raoul Island -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 15:24 GMT -
In the past 24 hours, New Zealand has had 65 quakes of magnitudes up to 5.8:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 5
  • 9 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 28 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 27 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 1.5 Earthquake New Zealand -
Strongest today: Mag. 5.8 Earthquake New Zealand -

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Showing quakes magnitude 0.5 or higher, within up to 50 km (31 mi) distance (62 out of 65 quakes, show more):
Latest quakes in or near New Zealand in the past 24 hours on Friday, March 29, 2024 - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 29, 03:15 pm (universal)
Mar 29, 15:15 GMT
1.5

51 km
New Zealand Info
Mar 30, 03:44 am (Auckland)
Mar 29, 14:44 GMT
2.5

29 km
3 km (1.9 mi) to the N Tasman Sea, New Zealand, 49 km northeast of Nelson, Nelson Info
Mar 30, 02:42 am (Auckland)
Mar 29, 14:42 GMT
3.1

54 km
New Zealand, 48 km east of Hamilton, Waikato
I FELT IT
Info
Mar 30, 03:41 am (GMT +13)
Mar 29, 14:41 GMT
5.8

33 km
56 km (35 mi) to the NE South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 62 km northeast of Raoul Island
I FELT IT
Info
Mar 30, 02:18 am (GMT +12)
Mar 29, 14:18 GMT
1.9

33 km
37 km (23 mi) to the NE South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 94 km northeast of Gisborne, Gisborne Info
Mar 30, 02:32 am (Auckland)
Mar 29, 13:32 GMT
2.0

64 km
New Zealand, 37 km north of Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui Info
Mar 30, 02:10 am (Auckland)
Mar 29, 13:10 GMT
2.6

31 km
New Zealand, 55 km northeast of Napier City, Hawke's Bay Info
Mar 30, 01:06 am (GMT +12)
Mar 29, 13:06 GMT
2.8

15 km
139 km (86 mi) to the NE South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 159 km southeast of Gisborne, Gisborne Info
Mar 30, 01:54 am (Auckland)
Mar 29, 12:54 GMT
1.5

5 km
New Zealand Info
Mar 30, 12:09 am (Auckland)
Mar 29, 12:09 GMT
2.9

133 km
6 km (3.7 mi) to the NE South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 39 km east of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty Info
Mar 29, 11:52 pm (Auckland)
Mar 29, 11:52 GMT
2.1

98 km
New Zealand, 35 km northwest of Te Anau, Southland Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3.2 x 1013 joules (8.82 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 7585 tons of TNT or 0.5 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 21,000 quakes on average per year in New Zealand:
  • Mag. 8 or higher: 0.05 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 20.8 years)
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.53 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.9 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 4.6 quakes per year
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 133 quakes per year (or 11.1 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 771 quakes per year (or 64 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 2,400 quakes per year (or 6.6 quakes per day)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 12,000 quakes per year (or 31.6 quakes per day)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 20,000 quakes per year (or 55 quakes per day)
New Zealand has a high level of seismic activity. New Zealand has had at least 6 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.

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