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Earthquakes Today: latest quakes in or near Waikato, New Zealand: past 7 days - list, stats and interactive map

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Updated Jan 26, 2022 21:21 GMT -
During the past 7 days, Waikato was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 4.7, 11 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 67 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 106 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
Biggest quake: 4.7 quake Whakatane District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, Jan 21, 2022 8:13 am (GMT +13)
Biggest quake today: 3.1 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, Jan 27, 2022 2:42 am (GMT +12)
Most recent quake: 2.1 quake South Taranaki District, 201 km north of Wellington, New Zealand, Jan 27, 2022 9:15 am (GMT +13) ...Read More
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Showing most recent quakes and quakes magnitude 2.2 or higher (58 out of 185 quakes, show more):
Date and timeMag
Depth		Nearest volcano (distance)LocationDetailsMap
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 20:15 GMT (8 earthquakes)
Jan 27, 2022 9:15 am (GMT +13) (Jan 26, 2022 20:15 GMT)
2.1

131 km		South Taranaki District, 201 km north of Wellington, New Zealand MoreMap
Jan 27, 2022 2:42 am (GMT +12) (Jan 26, 2022 14:42 GMT)
3.1

241 km		South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand
I FELT IT 		MoreMap
Jan 27, 2022 3:28 am (GMT +13) (Jan 26, 2022 14:28 GMT)
2.0

5.8 km		Kawerau District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand MoreMap
Jan 27, 2022 12:22 am (GMT +12) (Jan 26, 2022 12:22 GMT)
3.0

117 km		South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand
I FELT IT 		MoreMap
Jan 27, 2022 12:29 am (GMT +13) (Jan 26, 2022 11:29 GMT)
2.9

118 km		South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand MoreMap
Jan 26, 2022 10:59 pm (GMT +13) (Jan 26, 2022 09:59 GMT)
2.2

101 km		South Waikato District, Waikato, New Zealand MoreMap
Jan 26, 2022 1:15 pm (GMT +13) (Jan 26, 2022 00:15 GMT)
2.8

126 km		South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand MoreMap
Jan 26, 2022 1:02 pm (GMT +13) (Jan 26, 2022 00:02 GMT)
2.9

81 km		Whakatane District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand MoreMap
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 23:54 GMT (9 earthquakes)
Jan 26, 2022 11:54 am (GMT +12) (Jan 25, 2022 23:54 GMT)
2.5

186 km		South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand MoreMap
Jan 26, 2022 11:34 am (GMT +13) (Jan 25, 2022 22:34 GMT)
2.3

148 km		South Waikato District, Waikato, New Zealand MoreMap
Jan 26, 2022 9:33 am (GMT +13) (Jan 25, 2022 20:33 GMT)
2.8

128 km		Taupo District, 87 km southeast of Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand MoreMap
Jan 26, 2022 9:12 am (GMT +13) (Jan 25, 2022 20:12 GMT)
2.4

129 km		Taupo District, 104 km southeast of Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand MoreMap
Jan 26, 2022 5:46 am (GMT +12) (Jan 25, 2022 17:46 GMT)
2.6

106 km		South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand MoreMap
Jan 26, 2022 3:16 am (GMT +12) (Jan 25, 2022 15:16 GMT)
2.5

144 km		South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand MoreMap
Jan 26, 2022 3:55 am (GMT +13) (Jan 25, 2022 14:55 GMT)
2.4

18 km		Stratford District, Taranaki, 223 km north of Wellington, New Zealand MoreMap
Jan 25, 2022 5:58 pm (GMT +13) (Jan 25, 2022 04:58 GMT)
2.4

66 km		Taupo District, 136 km southeast of Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand MoreMap
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 8.5 x 1011 joules (236 megawatt hours, equivalent to 203 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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