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Latest quakes in or near Norfolk Island - list, stats and map

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Mag. 5.1 earthquake Norfolk Island: New Zealand - Jun 29, 2023 -
Strongest since 1970Mag. 5.6 southwest of New Caledonia (Norfolk Island) - Dec 17, 1988 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 18:06 GMT -
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There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Norfolk Island in the past 24 hours.
Since 1970, Norfolk Island has had 29 quakes of magnitudes above 3 and up to 5.6:
  • 15 quakes above magnitude 5
  • 12 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 2 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
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Latest quakes in or near Norfolk Island - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
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Jun 29, 2023 06:01 pm (GMT +11)
Jun 29, 2023 07:01 GMT
5.1

750 km
372 km (231 mi) to the SE Norfolk Island: New Zealand Info
Monday, June 19, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jun 19, 2023 04:14 pm (GMT +11)
Jun 19, 2023 05:14 GMT
5.0

10 km
423 km (263 mi) to the E Norfolk Island, Australia Region Info
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
May 23, 2023 11:53 am (GMT +11)
May 23, 2023 00:53 GMT
4.6

500 km
476 km (296 mi) to the NE New Zealand Info
Friday, May 19, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
May 19, 2023 05:35 pm (GMT +11)
May 19, 2023 06:35 GMT
5.1

33 km
224 km (139 mi) to the NE Norfolk Island: New Zealand 1 reportInfo
Sunday, January 1, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 2, 2023 03:32 am (GMT +11)
Jan 1, 2023 16:32 GMT
3.9

33 km
421 km (262 mi) to the S New Zealand Info
Friday, September 2, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Sep 3, 2022 10:06 am (GMT +12)
Sep 2, 2022 22:06 GMT
4.5

10 km
446 km (277 mi) to the E Norfolk Island, Australia Region Info
Friday, March 4, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 4, 2022 07:23 pm (GMT +11:30)
Mar 4, 2022 07:53 GMT
5.4

750 km
198 km (123 mi) to the SE Norfolk Island: New Zealand 1 reportInfo
Thursday, July 11, 2019 GMT (1 quake)
Jul 12, 2019 04:43 am (GMT +11:30)
Jul 11, 2019 17:13 GMT
4.9

750 km
278 km (173 mi) to the SE New Zealand (Norfolk Island) Info
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 6, 2019 11:13 am (GMT +11:30)
Mar 5, 2019 23:43 GMT
3.5

500 km
103 km (64 mi) to the SW New Zealand (Norfolk Island) Info
Wednesday, January 16, 2019 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 17, 2019 03:05 am (GMT +11:30)
Jan 16, 2019 15:35 GMT
4.8

12 km
117 km (73 mi) to the S New Zealand Info
Thursday, May 26, 2016 GMT (1 quake)
May 26, 2016 02:42 pm (GMT +11:30)
May 26, 2016 03:12 GMT
4.8

0 km
67 km (42 mi) to the NW N of Norfolk Island. (Reported felt) 1 reportInfo
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.1 x 1014 joules (30.3 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 26081 tons of TNT or 1.6 atomic bombs!) | 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 1.6 quakes on average per year in Norfolk Island:
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.29 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.5 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 0.51 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2 years)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 0.83 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.2 years)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 0.83 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.2 years)
Norfolk Island has a high level of seismic activity. Norfolk Island has had at least 16 quakes above magnitude 5 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.

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