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

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Mag. 1.8 earthquake New Zealand, 15 km west of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty -
Strongest since 2024Mag. 3.1 New Zealand - Feb 28, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 23:49 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Whakatane, 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 Whakatane, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, Whakatane has had 2 quakes of magnitudes up to 2.4.
Since 2024, Whakatane has had 174 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.1:
  • 4 quakes above magnitude 3
  • 83 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 87 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 1.8 Earthquake New Zealand, 15 km W of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty -
Strongest: Mag. 3.1 Earthquake New Zealand -
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Latest quakes in or near Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 29, 06:01 am (Auckland)
Mar 28, 17:01 GMT
1.8

9.9 km
New Zealand Info
Mar 29, 02:15 am (Auckland)
Mar 28, 13:15 GMT
2.4

5 km
New Zealand, 12 km south of Murupara, Bay of Plenty Info
Monday, March 25, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 26, 11:37 am (Auckland)
Mar 25, 22:37 GMT
1.7

59 km
New Zealand, 36 km south of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty Info
Mar 26, 12:43 am (Auckland)
Mar 25, 11:43 GMT
2.3

45 km
New Zealand, 71 km southeast of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty 1 reportInfo
Friday, March 22, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 22, 05:46 pm (Auckland)
Mar 22, 04:46 GMT
2.0

108 km
New Zealand, 62 km southeast of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty Info
Mar 22, 05:14 pm (GMT +13)
Mar 22, 04:14 GMT
1.7

37 km
New Zealand Info
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 21, 12:21 am (Auckland)
Mar 20, 11:21 GMT
2.2

5.9 km
New Zealand, 87 km north of Napier City, Hawke's Bay Info
Mar 20, 05:25 pm (Auckland)
Mar 20, 04:25 GMT
1.6

44 km
New Zealand, 43 km east of Taupo, Waikato Info
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 20, 03:15 am (Auckland)
Mar 19, 14:15 GMT
2.1

161 km
New Zealand 1 reportInfo
Saturday, March 16, 2024 GMT (5 quakes)
Mar 17, 01:33 am (Auckland)
Mar 16, 12:33 GMT
2.8

46 km
New Zealand Info
Mar 16, 11:25 pm (Auckland)
Mar 16, 10:25 GMT
1.9

39 km
New Zealand, 36 km northeast of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3.6 x 1010 joules (9.98 megawatt hours, equivalent to 8.58 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 887 quakes on average per year in or near Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand:
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.09 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 10.9 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.46 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.2 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 5.7 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 45 quakes per year (or 3.8 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 482 quakes per year (or 40 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 878 quakes per year (or 73 quakes per month)
Whakatane has a high level of seismic activity. Whakatane has had at least 5 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.

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