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Latest quakes in or near Raoul Island, New Zealand - list, stats and map

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Mag. 4.9 earthquake New Zealand - Dec 13, 2023 -
Strongest since 2021Mag. 5.5 New Zealand - Oct 31, 2023 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 22:21 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Raoul Island, New Zealand, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Raoul Island, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Raoul Island in the past 24 hours.
Since 2021, Raoul Island has had 28 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 5.5:
  • 4 quakes above magnitude 5
  • 21 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 2 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 1 quake between magnitude 2 and 3
Latest: Mag. 4.9 Earthquake New Zealand -
Strongest: Mag. 5.5 Earthquake New Zealand -
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Showing all recent or significant quakes since 2021, magnitude 0 or higher, within up to 50 km (31 mi) distance (28 quakes):
Latest quakes in or near Raoul Island, New Zealand - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Dec 13, 2023 09:28 pm (GMT +12)
Dec 13, 2023 09:28 GMT
4.9

324 km
New Zealand Info
Monday, November 13, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 14, 2023 04:27 am (Auckland)
Nov 13, 2023 15:27 GMT
4.5

337 km
New Zealand Info
Monday, October 30, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 31, 2023 09:18 am (GMT +12)
Oct 30, 2023 21:18 GMT
5.5

385 km
New Zealand 1 reportInfo
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 18, 2023 10:31 am (GMT +12)
Oct 17, 2023 22:31 GMT
4.7

71 km
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand Info
Saturday, October 14, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 15, 2023 01:57 am (GMT +12)
Oct 14, 2023 13:57 GMT
4.5

62 km
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand Info
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 10, 2023 11:16 pm (Auckland)
Oct 10, 2023 10:16 GMT
3.5

105 km
New Zealand Info
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jun 15, 2023 07:56 am (GMT +12)
Jun 14, 2023 19:56 GMT
4.0

124 km
New Zealand Info
Tuesday, December 27, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 27, 2022 01:02 pm (GMT +12)
Dec 27, 2022 01:02 GMT
2.5

33 km
New Zealand Info
Tuesday, December 6, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 7, 2022 01:03 am (Auckland)
Dec 6, 2022 12:03 GMT
3.7

82 km
New Zealand Info
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 9, 2022 03:28 pm (GMT +12)
Nov 9, 2022 03:28 GMT
4.4

98 km
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand Info
Monday, October 10, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 10, 2022 09:35 pm (GMT +12)
Oct 10, 2022 09:35 GMT
4.7

237 km
New Zealand Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.4 x 1013 joules (12.2 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 10458 tons of TNT or 0.7 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 6.3 quakes on average per year in or near Raoul Island, New Zealand:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.09 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 11.4 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 1.01 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 4 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 4.1 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 4.3 quakes per year
Raoul Island has a very high level of seismic activity. Raoul Island has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.

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