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

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Mag. 2.0 earthquake Otago, 49 km west of Twizel, Canterbury -
Strongest past 30 daysMag. 5.6 Southland, 89 km northwest of Queenstown, Otago - Mar 22, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 15:56 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Otago, New Zealand, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Otago, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, Otago has had 4 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 4.0.
In the past 30 days, Otago has had 46 quakes of magnitudes up to 5.6:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 5
  • 1 quake between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 11 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 23 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 10 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 2.0 Earthquake Otago, New Zealand, 49 km W of Twizel, Canterbury -
Strongest: Mag. 5.6 Earthquake Southland, New Zealand, 89 km NW of Queenstown, Otago -
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Latest quakes in or near Otago, New Zealand - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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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
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 GMT (6 quakes)
Mar 28, 12:49 pm (Auckland)
Mar 27, 23:49 GMT
3.1

5 km
27 km (17 mi) to the NW Tasman Sea, New Zealand, 92 km northwest of Queenstown, Otago
I FELT IT
Info
Mar 28, 10:07 am (Auckland)
Mar 27, 21:07 GMT
3.8

12 km
29 km (18 mi) to the W New Zealand, 26 km northeast of Te Anau, Southland
I FELT IT
Info
Mar 28, 04:58 am (Auckland)
Mar 27, 15:58 GMT
4.0

5 km
30 km (19 mi) to the NW Tasman Sea, New Zealand, 94 km northwest of Queenstown, Otago
I FELT IT
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Mar 28, 12:18 am (Auckland)
Mar 27, 12:18 GMT
2.8

102 km
48 km (30 mi) to the W New Zealand, 41 km north of Te Anau, Southland Info
Mar 27, 11:30 pm (Auckland)
Mar 27, 10:30 GMT
2.2

5 km
27 km (17 mi) to the NW Southland, New Zealand, 90 km northwest of Queenstown, Otago Info
Mar 27, 09:44 pm (Auckland)
Mar 27, 09:44 GMT
2.7

5 km
16 km (9.9 mi) to the NW West Coast, New Zealand, 68 km northwest of Wanaka, Otago
I FELT IT
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Tuesday, March 26, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 26, 02:28 pm (Auckland)
Mar 26, 01:28 GMT
2.9

5 km
27 km (17 mi) to the NW Tasman Sea, New Zealand, 90 km northwest of Queenstown, Otago
I FELT IT
Info
Monday, March 25, 2024 GMT (4 quakes)
Mar 26, 12:22 am (Auckland)
Mar 25, 11:22 GMT
3.7

5 km
27 km (17 mi) to the NW Tasman Sea, New Zealand, 91 km northwest of Queenstown, Otago
I FELT IT
Info
Mar 25, 06:08 pm (Auckland)
Mar 25, 05:08 GMT
2.3

5 km
44 km (27 mi) to the N New Zealand, 29 km northeast of Twizel, Canterbury Info
Mar 25, 03:38 pm (Auckland)
Mar 25, 02:38 GMT
1.6

0 km
6 km (3.7 mi) to the E Canterbury, New Zealand, 56 km north of Dunedin, Otago Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.6 x 1013 joules (4.46 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3840 tons of TNT or 0.2 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 405 quakes on average per year in or near Otago, New Zealand:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.04 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 25 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.13 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 7.8 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 1.96 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 10.5 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 94 quakes per year (or 7.8 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 347 quakes per year (or 28.9 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 404 quakes per year (or 33.7 quakes per month)
Otago has a high level of seismic activity. Otago has had at least 5 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.

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