Earthquake Statistics for Bay of Plenty

This page provides an overview of the earthquake statistics for the Bay of Plenty region, including the total counts over various time periods and magnitude distributions.

Total Earthquakes

Period Total
Last 24h 8
Last Week 79
Last Month 273
Last Year 2303
Total 2303

Magnitude Distribution

Magnitude Count Percentage
<1 0 0%
1 890 38.6%
2 1245 54.1%
3 158 6.9%
4 10 0.4%
5 0 0%
6 0 0%
7 0 0%

Biggest Earthquakes

Magnitude Date Location City
4.7 Oct 21, 2025 16:42 NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND Matapihi
4.5 Apr 06, 2025 10:57 25 km east of Rotorua Rotoiti
4.4 Mar 17, 2025 02:50 92 km NW of Hicks Bay, New Zealand Cape Runaway
4.3 Nov 03, 2025 23:34 10 km east of Rotorua Lake Tarawera
4.3 May 30, 2025 04:22 73 km N of Whakatane, New Zealand Matata
4.2 Feb 27, 2025 00:27 10 km north-east of Te Kaha Te Kaha
4.2 Sep 22, 2025 15:51 13 km SSW of Maketu, New Zealand Paengaroa
4.1 Mar 17, 2025 02:50 50 km north-west of Te Kaha Te Kaha
4.0 Oct 23, 2025 19:06 40 km east of Tauranga Ohinepanea
4.0 May 30, 2025 03:09 NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND Papamoa Beach
4.0 May 29, 2025 10:41 20 km east of Te Kaha Raukokore
4.0 Nov 16, 2025 15:16 30 km north-east of Whakatane Ohope Beach
4.0 Jul 09, 2025 23:37 75 km north-west of Te Kaha Te Kaha
3.9 Oct 27, 2025 03:01 30 km west of Te Kaha Te Kaha
3.9 Jul 07, 2025 01:40 35 km north of Opotiki Waiotahi
3.9 Aug 12, 2025 05:47 NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND Papamoa
3.8 Oct 08, 2025 18:51 10 km east of Tauranga Papamoa
3.8 Aug 11, 2025 12:20 40 km north of Te Kaha Cape Runaway
3.7 Jul 15, 2025 09:58 30 km south-east of Te Kaha Omaio
3.7 Aug 09, 2025 10:31 15 km south-east of Opotiki Toatoa