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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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Mag. 1.4 earthquake New Zealand -
Strongest todayMag. 3.7 Tasman Sea, 40 km northwest of Wellington, Wellington -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 05:31 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near New Zealand in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near New Zealand, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, New Zealand has had 66 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.7:
  • 8 quakes above magnitude 3
  • 29 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 29 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 1.4 Earthquake New Zealand -
Strongest today: Mag. 3.7 Earthquake Tasman Sea, New Zealand, 40 km NW of Wellington, Wellington -
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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
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 29, 06:16 pm (Auckland)
Mar 29, 05:16 GMT
1.4

24 km
New Zealand Info
Mar 29, 06:08 pm (Auckland)
Mar 29, 05:08 GMT
2.4

185 km
New Zealand, 14 km south of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty Info
Mar 29, 05:11 pm (Auckland)
Mar 29, 04:11 GMT
2.2

168 km
New Zealand, 19 km northwest of Taupo, Waikato Info
Mar 29, 04:45 pm (Auckland)
Mar 29, 03:45 GMT
2.0

15 km
9 km (5.6 mi) to the NE South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 34 km southeast of Napier City, Hawke's Bay Info
Mar 29, 02:33 pm (Auckland)
Mar 29, 01:33 GMT
2.2

4.7 km
New Zealand, 37 km east of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty Info
Mar 29, 02:16 pm (Auckland)
Mar 29, 01:16 GMT
2.0

10.9 km
New Zealand, 9.4 km north of Upper Hutt, Wellington Info
Mar 29, 01:50 pm (Auckland)
Mar 29, 00:50 GMT
2.4

27 km
New Zealand, 63 km east of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui Info
Mar 29, 12:32 pm (GMT +12)
Mar 29, 00:32 GMT
2.6

206 km
110 km (68 mi) to the NE South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 204 km northeast of Hamilton, Waikato Info
Thursday, March 28, 2024 GMT (58 quakes)
Mar 29, 12:38 pm (Auckland)
Mar 28, 23:38 GMT
2.6

26 km
18 km (11 mi) to the N Tasman Sea, New Zealand, 42 km northwest of Wellington, Wellington Info
Mar 29, 12:17 pm (Auckland)
Mar 28, 23:17 GMT
3.7

29 km
20 km (12 mi) to the N Tasman Sea, New Zealand, 40 km northwest of Wellington, Wellington
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Mar 29, 12:09 pm (Auckland)
Mar 28, 23:09 GMT
0.6

23 km
New Zealand Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 6.7 x 1010 joules (18.7 megawatt hours, equivalent to 16.1 tons of TNT) | 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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