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

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Mag. 1.8 earthquake New Zealand, 48 km northwest of Taupo, Waikato -
Strongest since 2024Mag. 3.1 New Zealand - Feb 10, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 08:19 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Waitomo, 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 Waitomo, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, Waitomo has had one quake of magnitude 1.8.
Since 2024, Waitomo has had 55 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.1:
  • 4 quakes above magnitude 3
  • 31 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 20 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 1.8 Earthquake New Zealand, 48 km NW of Taupo, Waikato -
Strongest: Mag. 3.1 Earthquake New Zealand -
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Latest quakes in or near Waitomo, Waikato, New Zealand - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 28, 04:17 am (Auckland)
Mar 27, 15:17 GMT
1.8

164 km
New Zealand, 48 km northwest of Taupo, Waikato Info
Mar 27, 01:01 pm (Auckland)
Mar 27, 01:01 GMT
3.0

28 km
New Zealand, 49 km southeast of Hamilton, Waikato
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Sunday, March 24, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 24, 10:38 pm (Auckland)
Mar 24, 09:38 GMT
1.3

111 km
New Zealand Info
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 20, 04:25 am (Auckland)
Mar 19, 15:25 GMT
2.0

151 km
New Zealand Info
Mar 20, 01:43 am (Auckland)
Mar 19, 12:43 GMT
2.1

158 km
New Zealand Info
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 13, 06:47 pm (Auckland)
Mar 13, 05:47 GMT
2.4

227 km
New Zealand Info
Mar 13, 05:41 pm (Auckland)
Mar 13, 04:41 GMT
1.9

128 km
New Zealand Info
Saturday, March 9, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 9, 05:29 pm (Auckland)
Mar 9, 04:29 GMT
3.0

211 km
New Zealand Info
Monday, March 4, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 4, 03:50 pm (Auckland)
Mar 4, 02:50 GMT
3.0

249 km
New Zealand Info
Sunday, March 3, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 3, 11:41 pm (Auckland)
Mar 3, 10:41 GMT
1.9

116 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
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.6 x 1010 joules (4.41 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.8 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 152 quakes on average per year in or near Waitomo, Waikato, New Zealand:
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.28 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.6 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 1 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 12.1 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 107 quakes per year (or 8.9 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 152 quakes per year (or 12.6 quakes per month)
Waitomo has a high level of seismic activity. Waitomo has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 5 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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