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Latest quakes in or near Great Barrier Island, Auckland, New Zealand - list, stats and map

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Mag. 2.4 earthquake New Zealand - Feb 16, 2024 -
Strongest since 1970Mag. 4.2 New Zealand - Nov 1, 2017 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 08:16 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Great Barrier Island, Auckland, New Zealand, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Great Barrier Island, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Great Barrier Island in the past 24 hours.
Since 1970, Great Barrier Island has had 87 quakes of magnitudes up to 4.2:
  • 6 quakes above magnitude 4
  • 28 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 36 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 17 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest: Mag. 2.4 Earthquake New Zealand -
Strongest: Mag. 4.2 Earthquake New Zealand -
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Showing all recent or significant quakes since 1970, magnitude 0 or higher, within up to 50 km (31 mi) distance (21 out of 87 quakes, show more):
Latest quakes in or near Great Barrier Island, Auckland, New Zealand - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
Feb 16, 01:24 am (Auckland)
Feb 15, 12:24 GMT
2.4

44 km
New Zealand Info
Tuesday, January 23, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 24, 03:38 am (Auckland)
Jan 23, 14:38 GMT
3.1

74 km
New Zealand Info
Monday, January 15, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 16, 05:46 am (Auckland)
Jan 15, 16:46 GMT
2.3

119 km
New Zealand Info
Saturday, December 30, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 31, 2023 04:05 am (Auckland)
Dec 30, 2023 15:05 GMT
2.4

74 km
New Zealand Info
Friday, December 8, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 8, 2023 07:23 pm (Auckland)
Dec 8, 2023 07:23 GMT
2.4

25 km
New Zealand Info
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 16, 2023 12:58 pm (Auckland)
Nov 15, 2023 23:58 GMT
2.5

32 km
New Zealand Info
Sunday, October 29, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 29, 2023 05:36 pm (Auckland)
Oct 29, 2023 04:36 GMT
3.8

89 km
New Zealand Info
Sunday, June 18, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jun 18, 2023 10:04 pm (Auckland)
Jun 18, 2023 10:04 GMT
2.7

86 km
New Zealand Info
Saturday, May 20, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
May 20, 2023 01:54 pm (Auckland)
May 20, 2023 01:54 GMT
2.8

28 km
New Zealand Info
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
May 11, 2023 04:06 am (Auckland)
May 10, 2023 16:06 GMT
3.9

56 km
New Zealand 1 reportInfo
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 1, 2023 05:42 pm (Auckland)
Mar 1, 2023 05:42 GMT
2.5

63 km
South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 50 km north of Auckland, Auckland Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 6.1 x 1011 joules (171 megawatt hours, equivalent to 147 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 10.6 quakes on average per year in or near Great Barrier Island, Auckland, New Zealand:
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 0.42 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.4 years)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 2.4 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 4.9 quakes per year
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 7.3 quakes per year
Great Barrier Island has a moderate level of seismic activity. However, Great Barrier Island has had at least 6 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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