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

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Mag. 2.3 earthquake Waikato, 50 km west of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty -
Strongest since 2024Mag. 3.0 New Zealand, 49 km southeast of Hamilton, Waikato -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 20:16 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Otorohanga, Waikato, New Zealand, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Otorohanga, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, Otorohanga has had one quake of magnitude 2.3.
Since 2024, Otorohanga has had 25 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.0:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 3
  • 16 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 8 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 2.3 Earthquake Waikato, New Zealand, 50 km W of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty -
Strongest: Mag. 3.0 Earthquake New Zealand -
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Latest quakes in or near Otorohanga, Waikato, New Zealand - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 28, 11:54 pm (Auckland)
Mar 28, 11:54 GMT
2.3

150 km
Waikato, New Zealand, 50 km west of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty Info
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 27, 01:01 pm (Auckland)
Mar 27, 01:01 GMT
3.0

28 km
New Zealand, 49 km southeast of Hamilton, Waikato
I FELT IT
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Sunday, March 24, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 24, 08:40 pm (Auckland)
Mar 24, 07:40 GMT
1.7

171 km
New Zealand, 64 km southeast of Hamilton, Waikato Info
Friday, March 22, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 23, 01:09 am (Auckland)
Mar 22, 12:09 GMT
2.5

162 km
New Zealand Info
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 6, 05:12 pm (GMT +13)
Mar 6, 04:12 GMT
2.2

143 km
New Zealand Info
Saturday, March 2, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 2, 05:45 pm (Auckland)
Mar 2, 04:45 GMT
2.7

164 km
New Zealand Info
Sunday, February 18, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 19, 07:58 am (Auckland)
Feb 18, 18:58 GMT
2.2

233 km
New Zealand Info
Sunday, February 11, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 11, 09:31 pm (Auckland)
Feb 11, 08:31 GMT
2.0

162 km
New Zealand Info
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 8, 03:13 am (Auckland)
Feb 7, 14:13 GMT
2.2

60 km
New Zealand Info
Monday, February 5, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 6, 02:16 am (Auckland)
Feb 5, 13:16 GMT
2.0

7.8 km
New Zealand Info
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Feb 1, 03:25 am (Auckland)
Jan 31, 14:25 GMT
2.4

168 km
New Zealand Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 5.2 x 109 joules (1.45 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.25 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 75 quakes on average per year in or near Otorohanga, Waikato, New Zealand:
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.04 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 27 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 0.3 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.4 years)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 4.7 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 54 quakes per year (or 4.5 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 73 quakes per year (or 6.1 quakes per month)
Otorohanga has a moderate level of seismic activity. However, Otorohanga has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 5 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 25 to 30 years.

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