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

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Mag. 1.2 earthquake New Zealand, 40 km northeast of Wellington, Wellington -
Strongest past 30 daysMag. 4.7 New Zealand - Feb 29, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 23:17 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near South Wairarapa, Wellington, 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 Wairarapa, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, South Wairarapa has had 2 small quakes between magnitudes 1.0 and 1.5.
In the past 30 days, South Wairarapa has had 110 quakes of magnitudes up to 4.7:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 4
  • 4 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 8 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 97 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 1.2 Earthquake New Zealand -
Strongest: Mag. 4.7 Earthquake New Zealand, 35 km NE of Wellington, Wellington -
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Latest quakes in or near South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 29, 12:09 pm (Auckland)
Mar 28, 23:09 GMT
1.2

16 km
New Zealand, 40 km northeast of Wellington, Wellington Info
Mar 29, 09:08 am (Auckland)
Mar 28, 20:08 GMT
1.5

10.4 km
New Zealand, 38 km south of Masterton, Wellington Info
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 28, 10:13 am (Auckland)
Mar 27, 21:13 GMT
1.7

15 km
New Zealand, 7 km northeast of Upper Hutt, Wellington Info
Monday, March 25, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 25, 09:56 pm (Auckland)
Mar 25, 08:56 GMT
3.0

25 km
New Zealand, 36 km northeast of Wellington, Wellington
I FELT IT - 3 reports
Info
Sunday, March 24, 2024 GMT (4 quakes)
Mar 25, 09:12 am (Auckland)
Mar 24, 20:12 GMT
1.3

22 km
New Zealand, 46 km east of Wellington, Wellington Info
Mar 25, 12:02 am (Auckland)
Mar 24, 11:02 GMT
1.1

22 km
New Zealand, 40 km northeast of Wellington, Wellington Info
Mar 24, 11:58 pm (Auckland)
Mar 24, 10:58 GMT
1.0

24 km
New Zealand Info
Mar 24, 09:27 pm (Auckland)
Mar 24, 08:27 GMT
0.2

18 km
New Zealand, 15 km southwest of Masterton, Wellington Info
Saturday, March 23, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 24, 08:35 am (Auckland)
Mar 23, 19:35 GMT
1.2

19 km
New Zealand, 39 km northeast of Wellington, Wellington Info
Mar 24, 04:02 am (Auckland)
Mar 23, 15:02 GMT
1.2

13 km
New Zealand, 38 km east of Lower Hutt, Wellington Info
Friday, March 22, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 22, 04:40 pm (Auckland)
Mar 22, 03:40 GMT
2.4

15 km
New Zealand Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 7.3 x 1011 joules (204 megawatt hours, equivalent to 176 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 431 quakes on average per year in or near South Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand:
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.12 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 8.5 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 1.46 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 10.6 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 86 quakes per year (or 7.2 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 399 quakes per year (or 33.2 quakes per month)
South Wairarapa has a very high level of seismic activity. South Wairarapa has had at least 7 quakes above magnitude 5 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.

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