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Past earthquakes in or near New Zealand: February 2024 - list, stats and map

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During February 2024, New Zealand has had 1,796 quakes of magnitudes up to 6.2:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 6
  • 5 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
  • 41 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 142 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 710 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 897 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Strongest: Mag. 6.2 Earthquake South Pacific Ocean, 62 km E of Raoul Island, New Zealand -
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Showing quakes magnitude 2.7 or higher, within up to 300 km (186 mi) distance (299 out of 1,796 quakes, show more):
Past earthquakes in or near New Zealand: February 2024 - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth		Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
Mar 1, 11:13 am (GMT +12)
2.8

12 km		73 km (45 mi) to the NE New Zealand
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Mar 1, 06:18 am (Auckland)
3.6

100 km		394 km (245 mi) to the NE New Zealand
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Mar 1, 03:42 am (GMT +12)
2.8

154 km		95 km (59 mi) to the NE New Zealand
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Feb 29, 11:09 pm (GMT +13)
2.8

146 km		 New Zealand
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Feb 29, 10:06 pm (Auckland)
2.8

131 km		 New Zealand
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Feb 29, 07:43 pm (GMT +12)
2.8

156 km		59 km (37 mi) to the NE New Zealand
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Feb 29, 07:19 pm (Auckland)
3.3

309 km		326 km (203 mi) to the NE New Zealand
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Feb 29, 08:06 pm (Auckland)
3.1

126 km		 New Zealand 1 report
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Feb 29, 03:23 pm (Auckland)
3.3

4.6 km		 New Zealand 1 report
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Feb 29, 01:34 pm (Auckland)
2.7

40 km		 New Zealand
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024 GMT (10 quakes)
Feb 29, 11:45 am (Auckland)
3.0

102 km		 New Zealand
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