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

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: Magnitude 4.6 Earthquake New Zealand
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Mag. 1.7 earthquake New Zealand -
Strongest past 30 daysMag. 4.7 New Zealand - Feb 29, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 16:29 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Wellington, New Zealand, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Wellington, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, Wellington has had 2 small quakes between magnitudes 1.0 and 1.7.
In the past 30 days, Wellington has had 137 quakes of magnitudes up to 4.7:
  • 2 quakes above magnitude 4
  • 8 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 21 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 106 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 1.7 Earthquake New Zealand -
Strongest: Mag. 4.7 Earthquake New Zealand, 35 km NE of Wellington, Wellington -
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Latest quakes in or near Wellington, New Zealand - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 28, 10:13 am (Auckland)
Mar 27, 21:13 GMT
1.7

15 km
New Zealand Info
Mar 28, 05:40 am (Auckland)
Mar 27, 16:40 GMT
1.6

5 km
New Zealand Info
Mar 28, 12:16 am (Auckland)
Mar 27, 12:16 GMT
2.2

12 km
Tasman Sea, New Zealand, 47 km southwest of Wellington, Wellington Info
Mar 27, 04:58 pm (Auckland)
Mar 27, 03:58 GMT
1.8

5 km
Tasman Sea, New Zealand, 41 km southwest of Wellington, Wellington Info
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 27, 11:56 am (Auckland)
Mar 26, 23:56 GMT
1.8

5 km
New Zealand Info
Mar 26, 09:30 pm (Auckland)
Mar 26, 08:30 GMT
1.6

16 km
Tasman Sea, New Zealand, 27 km southwest of Wellington, Wellington Info
Monday, March 25, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 25, 09:56 pm (Auckland)
Mar 25, 08:56 GMT
3.0

25 km
New Zealand, 36 km northeast of Wellington, Wellington
I FELT IT - 3 reports
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Sunday, March 24, 2024 GMT (5 quakes)
Mar 25, 12:00 pm (Auckland)
Mar 24, 23:00 GMT
2.8

12 km
Tasman Sea, New Zealand, 42 km southwest of Wellington, Wellington Info
Mar 25, 09:12 am (Auckland)
Mar 24, 20:12 GMT
1.3

22 km
New Zealand Info
Mar 25, 04:20 am (Auckland)
Mar 24, 15:20 GMT
1.8

24 km
New Zealand, 18 km north of Wellington, Wellington Info
Mar 25, 12:02 am (Auckland)
Mar 24, 11:02 GMT
1.1

22 km
New Zealand, 40 km northeast of Wellington, Wellington Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.3 x 1012 joules (350 megawatt hours, equivalent to 301 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 712 quakes on average per year in or near Wellington, New Zealand:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.03 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 31.3 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.59 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.7 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 7.6 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 29.8 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 243 quakes per year (or 20.2 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 699 quakes per year (or 58 quakes per month)
Wellington has a very high level of seismic activity. Wellington has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.

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