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

Latest See all	Mag. 3.9 earthquake Tasman Sea - 119 km north of Haulashore Island, New Zealand -
Strongest past 30 days	Mag. 3.9 Tasman Sea - 119 km north of Haulashore Island, New Zealand -

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In the past 24 hours, Adele Island has had one quake of magnitude 2.4.

In the past 30 days, Adele Island has had 32 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.9:

1 quake above magnitude 3
20 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
11 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

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Number of quakes per year

	Total number	<M2	M2+	M3+	M4+	M5+	M6+	M7+
Past 24 hours	1 quake	no data	1	-	-	-	-	-
Past 7 days	6 quakes	2	4	-	-	-	-	-
Past 30 days	32 quakes	10	20	1	-	-	-	-
Past 3 years	1,085 quakes	427	571	77	3	-	-	-

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Latest quakes in or near Adele Island, New Zealand - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Apr 16, 05:56 pm (GMT +12)	3.9 163 km	Tasman Sea, 119 km north of Haulashore Island, New Zealand 1 report	Info
Monday, April 15, 2024 GMT (8 quakes)
Apr 16, 04:14 am (Auckland)	2.2 28 km	37 km northeast of Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand	Info
Apr 16, 03:04 am (GMT +12)	2.3 163 km	Tasman Sea, 161 km northwest of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand	Info
Apr 16, 02:43 am (Auckland)	1.6 55 km	New Zealand	Info
Apr 16, 02:21 am (GMT +12)	2.0 106 km	Tasman Sea, 99 km northeast of Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand	Info
Apr 16, 02:12 am (Auckland)	1.8 5 km	New Zealand	Info
Apr 15, 10:03 pm (Auckland)	1.9 39 km	New Zealand	Info
Apr 15, 09:30 pm (Auckland)	2.4 7.3 km	Tasman Sea, 10.5 km north of Takaka, Tasman, New Zealand	Info
Apr 15, 06:37 pm (GMT +12)	2.4 180 km	Tasman Sea, 152 km northwest of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand	Info
Sunday, April 14, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Apr 14, 10:47 pm (GMT +12)	3.5 98 km	Tasman Sea, 118 km northwest of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand	Info
Apr 14, 10:19 pm (GMT +12)	2.5 204 km	Tasman Sea, 78 km north of Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.2 x 10¹¹ joules (33.2 megawatt hours, equivalent to 28.5 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 313 quakes on average per year in or near Adele Island, New Zealand:

Mag. 5 or higher: 0.11 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9.1 years)
Mag. 4 or higher: 1.79 quakes per year
Mag. 3 or higher: 22.5 quakes per year
Mag. 2 or higher: 187 quakes per year (or 15.6 quakes per month)
Mag. 1 or higher: 308 quakes per year (or 25.7 quakes per month)

Adele Island has a high level of seismic activity. Adele Island has had at least 6 quakes above magnitude 5 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.

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Adele Island Earthquake FAQ

+How frequent are earthquakes in or near Adele Island, New Zealand?

Adele Island has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 313 quakes on average per year in or near Adele Island, New Zealand. Adele Island has had at least 6 quakes above magnitude 5 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.

+When was the latest earthquake in Adele Island?

The last earthquake in Adele Island occurred 2 hours and 23 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 3.9:

Mag. 3.9 earthquake Tasman Sea - 119 km north of Haulashore Island, New Zealand -

A moderate magnitude 3.9 earthquake occurred in the Tasman Sea near the coast of New Zealand in the afternoon of Tuesday, Apr 16, 2024 at 5.56 pm local time (GMT +12). The quake had a moderate depth of 163 km (101 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.

+How many quakes were there in Adele Island in the past 30 days?

In the past 30 days, Adele Island has had 1 quake of magnitude 3.9 and 20 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There have been also 11 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.