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Latest quakes in or near the Tasman Sea in the past 24 hours on Thursday, March 28, 2024 - list, stats and map

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Mag. 2.3 earthquake Tasman Sea, 162 km northwest of Wellington, Wellington -
Strongest todayMag. 4.0 Tasman Sea, 94 km northwest of Queenstown, Otago -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 09:21 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near the Tasman Sea in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near the Tasman Sea, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, the Tasman Sea has had 18 quakes of magnitudes up to 4.0:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 4
  • 2 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 11 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 4 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 2.3 Earthquake Tasman Sea, New Zealand, 162 km NW of Wellington, Wellington -
Strongest today: Mag. 4.0 Earthquake Tasman Sea, New Zealand, 94 km NW of Queenstown, Otago -
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Latest quakes in or near the Tasman Sea in the past 24 hours on Thursday, March 28, 2024 - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 28, 06:44 pm (GMT +13)
Mar 28, 05:44 GMT
2.3

152 km
Tasman Sea, New Zealand, 162 km northwest of Wellington, Wellington Info
Mar 28, 04:04 pm (Auckland)
Mar 28, 03:04 GMT
2.0

5 km
Otago, New Zealand, 49 km west of Twizel, Canterbury 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
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 GMT (15 quakes)
Mar 28, 12:49 pm (Auckland)
Mar 27, 23:49 GMT
3.1

5 km
Tasman Sea, New Zealand, 92 km northwest of Queenstown, Otago
I FELT IT
Info
Mar 28, 10:13 am (Auckland)
Mar 27, 21:13 GMT
1.7

15 km
New Zealand Info
Mar 28, 10:07 am (Auckland)
Mar 27, 21:07 GMT
3.8

12 km
New Zealand, 26 km northeast of Te Anau, Southland
I FELT IT
Info
Mar 28, 05:40 am (Auckland)
Mar 27, 16:40 GMT
1.6

5 km
New Zealand Info
Mar 28, 05:15 am (Auckland)
Mar 27, 16:15 GMT
2.1

145 km
Tasman Sea, New Zealand, 76 km south of New Plymouth, Taranaki Info
Mar 28, 04:58 am (Auckland)
Mar 27, 15:58 GMT
4.0

5 km
Tasman Sea, New Zealand, 94 km northwest of Queenstown, Otago
I FELT IT
Info
Mar 28, 03:17 am (Auckland)
Mar 27, 14:17 GMT
1.3

16 km
Tasman Sea, New Zealand, 22 km east of Blenheim, Marlborough Info
Mar 28, 03:13 am (Auckland)
Mar 27, 14:13 GMT
1.7

64 km
New Zealand, 48 km north of Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1 x 1011 joules (28.1 megawatt hours, equivalent to 24.2 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 6,900 quakes on average per year in or near the Tasman Sea:
  • Mag. 8 or higher: 0.03 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 31.3 years)
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.23 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.3 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.98 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 21.3 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 108 quakes per year (or 9 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 660 quakes per year (or 55 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 4,400 quakes per year (or 12 quakes per day)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 6,900 quakes per year (or 18.8 quakes per day)
Tasman Sea has a moderate level of seismic activity. However, Tasman Sea has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.

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