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91 quakes Mag. 2+
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Latest quakes in or near the Tasman Sea - list, stats and map

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Mag. 1.7 earthquake Canterbury, 79 km south of Blenheim, Marlborough -
Strongest since 2024Mag. 5.6 Southland, 89 km northwest of Queenstown, Otago - Mar 22, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 15:16 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 12 quakes of magnitudes up to 4.0.
Since 2024, the Tasman Sea has had 1,810 quakes of magnitudes up to 5.6:
  • 2 quakes above magnitude 5
  • 20 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 143 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 917 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 728 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 1.7 Earthquake Canterbury, New Zealand, 79 km S of Blenheim, Marlborough -
Strongest: Mag. 5.6 Earthquake Southland, New Zealand, 89 km NW of Queenstown, Otago -
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Latest quakes in or near the Tasman Sea - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 29, 02:38 am (Auckland)
Mar 28, 14:38 GMT
1.7

9.6 km
Canterbury, New Zealand, 79 km south of Blenheim, Marlborough Info
Mar 29, 02:03 am (Auckland)
Mar 28, 13:03 GMT
2.4

126 km
Tasman Sea, New Zealand, 19 km southwest of Hawera, Taranaki Info
Mar 28, 11:26 pm (GMT +13)
Mar 28, 10:26 GMT
2.7

149 km
Tasman Sea, New Zealand, 160 km northwest of Wellington, Wellington Info
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 (8 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
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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
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.6 x 1013 joules (7.09 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 6103 tons of TNT or 0.4 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 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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