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

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Mag. 2.4 earthquake Tasman Sea, 19 km southwest of Hawera, Taranaki -
Strongest past 30 daysMag. 3.5 Tasman Sea, 17 km south of Hawera, Taranaki -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 16:38 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near South Taranaki, New Zealand, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near South Taranaki, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, South Taranaki has had 2 quakes of magnitude 2.0+, the largest largest being a 2.4 quake.
In the past 30 days, South Taranaki has had 59 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.5:
  • 2 quakes above magnitude 3
  • 40 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 17 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 2.4 Earthquake Tasman Sea, New Zealand, 19 km SW of Hawera, Taranaki -
Strongest: Mag. 3.5 Earthquake Tasman Sea, New Zealand, 17 km S of Hawera, Taranaki -
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Latest quakes in or near South Taranaki, New Zealand - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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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, 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 (4 quakes)
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, 01:03 am (Auckland)
Mar 27, 13:03 GMT
2.3

142 km
New Zealand, 47 km south of New Plymouth, Taranaki Info
Mar 27, 08:44 pm (Auckland)
Mar 27, 07:44 GMT
1.7

21 km
New Zealand Info
Mar 27, 02:32 pm (Auckland)
Mar 27, 01:32 GMT
3.5

86 km
Tasman Sea, New Zealand, 17 km south of Hawera, Taranaki
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Tuesday, March 26, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 26, 03:17 am (GMT +0)
Mar 26, 03:17 GMT
2.6

84 km
Taranaki, New Zealand, 31 km northwest of Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui Info
Monday, March 25, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 26, 03:17 am (Auckland)
Mar 25, 14:17 GMT
2.1

133 km
New Zealand, 53 km southeast of New Plymouth, Taranaki Info
Sunday, March 24, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 24, 07:44 pm (Auckland)
Mar 24, 06:44 GMT
2.0

23 km
New Zealand, 63 km north of Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui Info
Mar 24, 03:32 pm (Auckland)
Mar 24, 02:32 GMT
1.7

134 km
New Zealand Info
Saturday, March 23, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Mar 24, 11:32 am (Auckland)
Mar 23, 22:32 GMT
2.1

8.7 km
New Zealand, 42 km southeast of New Plymouth, Taranaki Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.5 x 1010 joules (6.96 megawatt hours, equivalent to 5.99 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 566 quakes on average per year in or near South Taranaki, New Zealand:
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.26 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.8 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 3.4 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 37.8 quakes per year (or 3.2 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 387 quakes per year (or 32.2 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 567 quakes per year (or 47 quakes per month)
South Taranaki has a high level of seismic activity. South Taranaki has had at least 14 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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