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

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: Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake New Zealand
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Mag. 1.7 earthquake New Zealand, 40 km northeast of Hamilton, Waikato - Mar 21, 2024 -
Strongest since 2023Mag. 5.1 New Zealand, 41 km northeast of Hamilton, Waikato - Jan 4, 2023 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 11:11 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Hauraki, 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 Hauraki, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Hauraki in the past 24 hours.
Since 2023, Hauraki has had 161 quakes of magnitudes up to 5.1:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 5
  • 1 quake between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 20 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 100 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 39 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest: Mag. 1.7 Earthquake New Zealand -
Strongest: Mag. 5.1 Earthquake New Zealand -
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Showing all recent or significant quakes since 2023, magnitude 0 or higher, within up to 50 km (31 mi) distance (162 quakes):
Latest quakes in or near Hauraki, Waikato, New Zealand - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 21, 04:10 am (Auckland)
Mar 20, 15:10 GMT
1.7

4.7 km
New Zealand, 40 km northeast of Hamilton, Waikato Info
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 19, 05:31 pm (Auckland)
Mar 19, 04:31 GMT
2.4

220 km
Waikato, New Zealand, 40 km northwest of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty Info
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 6, 10:59 am (Auckland)
Mar 5, 21:59 GMT
2.6

5 km
New Zealand 1 reportInfo
Thursday, February 22, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 22, 05:23 pm (Auckland)
Feb 22, 04:23 GMT
3.1

134 km
New Zealand Info
Saturday, February 17, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 18, 08:52 am (Auckland)
Feb 17, 19:52 GMT
2.5

243 km
New Zealand Info
Sunday, January 28, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 29, 06:30 am (Auckland)
Jan 28, 17:30 GMT
2.9

18 km
New Zealand Info
Saturday, January 27, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 28, 05:18 am (Auckland)
Jan 27, 16:18 GMT
3.3

131 km
New Zealand Info
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 3, 01:50 pm (Auckland)
Jan 3, 01:50 GMT
2.9

67 km
New Zealand 2 reportsInfo
Saturday, December 30, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 30, 2023 07:48 pm (Auckland)
Dec 30, 2023 06:48 GMT
2.4

41 km
New Zealand Info
Wednesday, December 27, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 28, 2023 12:40 am (Auckland)
Dec 27, 2023 11:40 GMT
2.6

52 km
New Zealand Info
Sunday, December 17, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 17, 2023 06:28 pm (Auckland)
Dec 17, 2023 05:28 GMT
2.3

7.2 km
New Zealand Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 953 tons of TNT) | 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 42 quakes on average per year in or near Hauraki, Waikato, New Zealand:
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.07 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 14.3 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 0.56 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.8 years)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 4.9 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 31.4 quakes per year (or 2.6 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 41 quakes per year (or 3.4 quakes per month)
Hauraki has a moderate level of seismic activity. However, Hauraki has had at least 8 quakes above magnitude 4 since 2010, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.

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