Latest today See all | Mag. 2.2 earthquake South Pacific Ocean - Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - |
Latest felt | Mag. 2.3 earthquake South Pacific Ocean - Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - |
Strongest today | Mag. 4.9 116 km S of Kokopo - Papua New Guinea - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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May 7, 03:12 am (GMT +12) | 2.2 79 km | South Pacific Ocean, 151 km northeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | Info | ||
May 7, 03:08 am (GMT +12) | 1.9 12 km | Tasman Sea, 46 km southwest of Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | Info | ||
May 7, 02:29 am (Auckland) | 2.8 50 km | 119 km northwest of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand | Info | ||
May 7, 02:28 am (Auckland) | 1.6 132 km | 40 km northwest of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | Info | ||
May 7, 02:20 am (Auckland) | 1.5 16 km | New Zealand | Info | ||
May 7, 02:09 am (Auckland) | 1.2 27 km | 38 km northeast of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand | Info | ||
May 7, 02:06 am (Auckland) | 1.0 16 km | New Zealand | Info | ||
May 7, 01:14 am (Auckland) | 2.6 5 km | 45 km northwest of Te Anau, Southland, New Zealand I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 7, 01:10 am (Auckland) | 1.7 15 km | New Zealand | Info | ||
May 7, 01:05 am (Auckland) | 2.1 5 km | Canterbury, 83 km southwest of Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand | Info | ||
May 7, 12:42 am (GMT +12) | 2.6 162 km | South Pacific Ocean, 243 km northeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | Info |
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South-West Pacific has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 22,000 quakes on average per year in the South-West Pacific region. South-West Pacific has had at least 9 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.
On average, South-West Pacific has about 3,100 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 1,400 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 300 quakes per year, Mag 6+: 17.4 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in the South-West Pacific region occurred 7 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 2.2:
A light magnitude 2.2 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean near the coast of New Zealand in the early morning of Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 3.12 am local time (GMT +12). The quake had a moderate depth of 79 km (49 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 24 hours, South-West Pacific has had 2 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 2 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 25 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 27 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in the South-West Pacific region in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 4.9 and occurred 21 hours ago:
A strong magnitude 4.9 earthquake occurred in the Solomon Sea near the coast of Papua New Guinea in the early morning of Monday, May 6, 2024 at 4.19 am local time (Pacific/Port Moresby GMT +10). The quake had a moderate depth of 74 km (46 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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