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Latest quakes in or near Western Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - list, stats and map

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Mag. 3.4 earthquake New Zealand, 44 km north of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty -
Strongest past 30 daysMag. 5.0 New Zealand - Mar 3, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 13:26 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Western Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Western Bay of Plenty, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, Western Bay of Plenty has had one quake of magnitude 3.4.
In the past 30 days, Western Bay of Plenty has had 49 quakes of magnitudes up to 5.0:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 5
  • 5 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 35 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 8 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 3.4 Earthquake New Zealand, 44 km N of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty -
Strongest: Mag. 5.0 Earthquake New Zealand -
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Latest quakes in or near Western Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 28, 07:50 pm (Auckland)
Mar 28, 06:50 GMT
3.4

268 km
New Zealand, 44 km north of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
I FELT IT
Info
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 GMT (5 quakes)
Mar 27, 12:50 pm (Auckland)
Mar 26, 23:50 GMT
3.1

227 km
Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, 59 km east of Hamilton, Waikato
I FELT IT
Info
Mar 27, 02:45 am (Auckland)
Mar 26, 13:45 GMT
1.8

124 km
New Zealand, 18 km north of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty Info
Mar 27, 01:51 am (Auckland)
Mar 26, 12:51 GMT
1.8

203 km
New Zealand Info
Mar 26, 09:04 pm (Auckland)
Mar 26, 08:04 GMT
1.6

4.5 km
New Zealand Info
Mar 26, 01:58 pm (Auckland)
Mar 26, 01:58 GMT
2.0

5 km
South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 23 km east of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty Info
Sunday, March 24, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 25, 11:20 am (Auckland)
Mar 24, 22:20 GMT
2.6

186 km
South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 25 km northeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty Info
Mar 24, 08:54 pm (Auckland)
Mar 24, 07:54 GMT
1.5

185 km
New Zealand Info
Saturday, March 23, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 23, 08:21 pm (Auckland)
Mar 23, 07:21 GMT
2.0

173 km
New Zealand, 69 km northwest of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty Info
Friday, March 22, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Mar 23, 07:24 am (Auckland)
Mar 22, 18:24 GMT
2.0

143 km
New Zealand, 20 km northwest of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty Info
Mar 23, 03:53 am (Auckland)
Mar 22, 14:53 GMT
2.2

159 km
New Zealand, 15 km southwest of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2 x 1012 joules (568 megawatt hours, equivalent to 489 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 382 quakes on average per year in or near Western Bay of Plenty, New Zealand:
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.27 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.7 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 6.2 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 37.4 quakes per year (or 3.1 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 306 quakes per year (or 25.5 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 384 quakes per year (or 32 quakes per month)
Western Bay of Plenty has a high level of seismic activity. Western Bay of Plenty has had at least 15 quakes above magnitude 5 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.

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