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Latest quakes in or near Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand - list, stats and map

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Mag. 1.9 earthquake South Pacific Ocean, 178 km west of Napier City, Hawke's Bay -
Strongest past 30 daysMag. 3.9 New Zealand, 63 km east of New Plymouth, Taranaki -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 00:30 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Stratford, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, Stratford has had 2 quakes of magnitudes up to 2.3.
In the past 30 days, Stratford has had 38 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.9:
  • 2 quakes above magnitude 3
  • 20 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 16 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 1.9 Earthquake South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 178 km W of Napier City, Hawke's Bay -
Strongest: Mag. 3.9 Earthquake New Zealand, 63 km E of New Plymouth, Taranaki -
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Latest quakes in or near Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 29, 08:35 am (Auckland)
Mar 28, 19:35 GMT
1.9

100 km
South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 178 km west of Napier City, Hawke's Bay Info
Mar 28, 01:45 pm (Auckland)
Mar 28, 00:45 GMT
2.3

21 km
New Zealand, 71 km north of Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui Info
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 26, 07:13 pm (Auckland)
Mar 26, 06:13 GMT
1.6

13 km
New Zealand, 85 km north of Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui Info
Sunday, March 24, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Mar 25, 06:39 am (Auckland)
Mar 24, 17:39 GMT
2.6

193 km
Taranaki, New Zealand, 91 km north of Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui 1 reportInfo
Mar 24, 07:44 pm (Auckland)
Mar 24, 06:44 GMT
2.0

23 km
New Zealand, 63 km north of Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui Info
Mar 24, 02:41 pm (Auckland)
Mar 24, 01:41 GMT
1.4

111 km
Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, 73 km east of New Plymouth, Taranaki Info
Saturday, March 23, 2024 GMT (4 quakes)
Mar 24, 11:32 am (Auckland)
Mar 23, 22:32 GMT
2.1

8.7 km
New Zealand, 42 km southeast of New Plymouth, Taranaki Info
Mar 24, 09:29 am (Auckland)
Mar 23, 20:29 GMT
3.9

266 km
New Zealand, 63 km east of New Plymouth, Taranaki
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Mar 23, 09:37 pm (Auckland)
Mar 23, 08:37 GMT
2.0

201 km
Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, 78 km east of New Plymouth, Taranaki Info
Mar 23, 04:23 pm (Auckland)
Mar 23, 04:23 GMT
2.5

148 km
New Zealand, 46 km southeast of New Plymouth, Taranaki Info
Thursday, March 21, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 22, 05:59 am (Auckland)
Mar 21, 16:59 GMT
2.8

19 km
New Zealand Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 5.6 x 1010 joules (15.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 13.3 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 374 quakes on average per year in or near Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand:
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.43 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.3 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 2.7 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 25.8 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 209 quakes per year (or 17.4 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 374 quakes per year (or 31.1 quakes per month)
Stratford has a high level of seismic activity. Stratford has had at least 7 quakes above magnitude 5 since 2010, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.

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