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

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Mag. 1.8 earthquake New Zealand, 28 km northwest of Hamilton, Waikato - Mar 19, 2024 -
Strongest since 2023Mag. 3.5 New Zealand - Jan 21, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 11:29 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Waikato, New Zealand, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Waikato, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Waikato in the past 24 hours.
Since 2023, Waikato has had 25 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.5:
  • 3 quakes above magnitude 3
  • 16 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 6 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest: Mag. 1.8 Earthquake New Zealand, 28 km NW of Hamilton, Waikato -
Strongest: Mag. 3.5 Earthquake New Zealand -
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Latest quakes in or near Waikato, New Zealand - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
Mar 19, 05:02 pm (Auckland)
Mar 19, 04:02 GMT
1.8

0 km
New Zealand, 28 km northwest of Hamilton, Waikato Info
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 13, 04:58 pm (Auckland)
Mar 13, 03:58 GMT
1.8

5 km
New Zealand, 24 km northwest of Hamilton, Waikato Info
Friday, March 8, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 9, 10:52 am (Auckland)
Mar 8, 21:52 GMT
2.9

54 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
Saturday, January 20, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 21, 04:58 am (Auckland)
Jan 20, 15:58 GMT
3.5

159 km
New Zealand Info
Thursday, January 18, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 18, 04:58 pm (Auckland)
Jan 18, 03:58 GMT
2.1

0 km
New Zealand Info
Friday, January 12, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 12, 04:54 pm (Auckland)
Jan 12, 03:54 GMT
2.1

0 km
New Zealand Info
Thursday, January 4, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 4, 03:56 pm (Auckland)
Jan 4, 03:56 GMT
2.1

0 km
New Zealand Info
Thursday, December 14, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 14, 2023 04:01 am (GMT +0)
Dec 14, 2023 04:01 GMT
1.9

0 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
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 6, 2023 11:25 pm (Auckland)
Dec 6, 2023 11:25 GMT
2.4

136 km
New Zealand Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3.5 x 1010 joules (9.77 megawatt hours, equivalent to 8.4 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 20.9 quakes on average per year in or near Waikato, New Zealand:
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 0.21 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.8 years)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 2.6 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 12.2 quakes per year
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 17.2 quakes per year
Waikato has relatively few earthquakes. However, Waikato has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 4 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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