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

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Mag. 2.0 earthquake South Pacific Ocean, 14 km northeast of Christchurch, Canterbury -
Strongest past 30 daysMag. 3.4 New Zealand - Mar 14, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 11:42 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Waimakariri, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Waimakariri in the past 24 hours.
In the past 30 days, Waimakariri has had 20 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.4:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 3
  • 10 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 9 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest: Mag. 2.0 Earthquake South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 14 km NE of Christchurch, Canterbury -
Strongest: Mag. 3.4 Earthquake New Zealand -
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Latest quakes in or near Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
Mar 23, 12:48 pm (Auckland)
Mar 22, 23:48 GMT
2.0

6.6 km
South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 14 km northeast of Christchurch, Canterbury Info
Mar 22, 03:09 pm (Auckland)
Mar 22, 02:09 GMT
2.2

5 km
New Zealand, 23 km west of Christchurch, Canterbury Info
Thursday, March 21, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 22, 01:04 am (Auckland)
Mar 21, 12:04 GMT
2.2

4.2 km
New Zealand Info
Mar 21, 11:11 pm (Auckland)
Mar 21, 10:11 GMT
1.8

5.3 km
New Zealand Info
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 GMT (4 quakes)
Mar 21, 10:08 am (Auckland)
Mar 20, 21:08 GMT
2.8

3.1 km
New Zealand
I FELT IT
Info
Mar 21, 06:11 am (Auckland)
Mar 20, 17:11 GMT
1.7

3.7 km
New Zealand Info
Mar 21, 06:04 am (Auckland)
Mar 20, 17:04 GMT
1.8

5 km
New Zealand Info
Mar 21, 01:38 am (Auckland)
Mar 20, 12:38 GMT
1.9

4.3 km
New Zealand Info
Monday, March 18, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 18, 08:03 pm (Auckland)
Mar 18, 07:03 GMT
2.5

3.9 km
New Zealand Info
Thursday, March 14, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Mar 15, 09:41 am (Auckland)
Mar 14, 20:41 GMT
1.8

5 km
New Zealand Info
Mar 14, 09:36 pm (Auckland)
Mar 14, 08:36 GMT
1.5

5 km
New Zealand, 33 km north of Rangiora, Canterbury Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.1 x 1010 joules (3.06 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.63 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 246 quakes on average per year in or near Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand:
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.92 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.1 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 20.8 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 38.1 quakes per year (or 3.2 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 168 quakes per year (or 14 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 264 quakes per year (or 22 quakes per month)
Waimakariri has a high level of seismic activity. Waimakariri has had at least 14 quakes above magnitude 5 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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