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

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Mag. 1.4 earthquake South Pacific Ocean, 43 km north of Whitianga, Waikato - Mar 15, 2024 -
Strongest since 2023Mag. 6.1 South Pacific Ocean, 318 km south of Middelburg Island, Eua - Jun 19, 2023 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 02:04 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Auckland, New Zealand, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Auckland, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Auckland in the past 24 hours.
Since 2023, Auckland has had 55 quakes of magnitudes up to 6.1:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 6
  • 2 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
  • 3 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 12 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 25 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 12 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest: Mag. 1.4 Earthquake South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 43 km N of Whitianga, Waikato -
Strongest: Mag. 6.1 Earthquake Tonga Region -
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Latest quakes in or near Auckland, New Zealand - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
Mar 15, 01:25 am (Auckland)
Mar 14, 12:25 GMT
1.4

134 km
South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 43 km north of Whitianga, Waikato Info
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 14, 04:20 am (Auckland)
Mar 13, 15:20 GMT
3.0

89 km
New Zealand 2 reportsInfo
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 22, 07:05 am (Auckland)
Feb 21, 18:05 GMT
1.9

5 km
South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 50 km northwest of Great Barrier Island, Auckland Info
Friday, February 16, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 17, 09:51 am (Auckland)
Feb 16, 20:51 GMT
3.3

33 km
South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 35 km southeast of Whangarei, Northland Info
Thursday, February 15, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 16, 01:24 am (Auckland)
Feb 15, 12:24 GMT
2.4

44 km
New Zealand Info
Friday, February 2, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 3, 05:17 am (Auckland)
Feb 2, 16:17 GMT
3.0

5 km
New Zealand Info
Sunday, January 28, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 29, 06:30 am (Auckland)
Jan 28, 17:30 GMT
2.9

18 km
New Zealand Info
Tuesday, January 23, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 24, 03:38 am (Auckland)
Jan 23, 14:38 GMT
3.1

74 km
New Zealand Info
Monday, January 15, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 16, 05:46 am (Auckland)
Jan 15, 16:46 GMT
2.3

119 km
New Zealand Info
Saturday, December 30, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 31, 2023 04:05 am (Auckland)
Dec 30, 2023 15:05 GMT
2.4

74 km
New Zealand Info
Monday, December 11, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 11, 2023 03:20 pm (Auckland)
Dec 11, 2023 03:20 GMT
2.7

54 km
New Zealand Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1 x 1014 joules (29 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 24971 tons of TNT or 1.6 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 49 quakes on average per year in or near Auckland, New Zealand:
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.22 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.6 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 1.49 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 10 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 34.6 quakes per year (or 2.9 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 45 quakes per year (or 3.8 quakes per month)
Auckland has a moderate level of seismic activity. However, Auckland has had at least 4 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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