When was the latest earthquake in Brooklyn?

The last earthquake in Brooklyn occurred 4 hours ago and had a magnitude of 0.9: A light magnitude 0.9 earthquake hit 19.3 km (12 mi) away from Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand, in the early morning of Tuesday, Aug 27, 2024 at 4.48 am local time (Pacific/Auckland GMT +12). The quake had a very shallow depth of 16.6 km (10 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.

How many quakes were there in Brooklyn in the past 7 days?

In the past 7 days, Brooklyn has had 1 quake of magnitude 3.0 and 12 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 26 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.

Latest quakes in or near Brooklyn, Wellington, New Zealand - list, stats and map

Q: How frequent are earthquakes in or near Brooklyn, Wellington, New Zealand?

Brooklyn has a very high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 2,300 quakes on average per year in or near Brooklyn, Wellington, New Zealand. Brooklyn 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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Strongest past 7 days	Mag. 3.0 Tasman Sea - Wellington, New Zealand -

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In the past 24 hours, Brooklyn has had 5 quakes of magnitudes up to 2.2.

In the past 7 days, Brooklyn has had 39 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.0 within up to 100 km (63 mi) distance:

1 quake above magnitude 3
12 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
26 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	5 quakes	3	1	-	-	-	-	-
Past 7 days	39 quakes	25	12	1	-	-	-	-
Past 30 days	219 quakes	141	58	6	1	-	-	-
Past 3 years	7,819 quakes	4,797	2,458	238	41	1	1	-

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Showing all recent or significant quakes in the past 7 days, magnitude 0 or higher, within up to 100 km (62 mi) distance (39 quakes):

Latest quakes in or near Brooklyn, Wellington, New Zealand - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Aug 27, 04:48 am (Auckland)	0.9 17 km	70 km (44 mi) to the E	19 km southwest of Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand	Info
Aug 27, 01:12 am (Auckland)	1.3 22 km	29 km (18 mi) to the E	Tasman Sea, 29 km southeast of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand	Info
Aug 26, 10:13 pm (Auckland)	1.3 7.6 km	57 km (36 mi) to the SW	Tasman Sea, 30 km southeast of Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand	Info
Aug 26, 05:54 pm (Auckland)	2.2 10.6 km	57 km (35 mi) to the SW	Tasman Sea, 36 km southeast of Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand	Info
Aug 26, 05:28 pm (Auckland)	1.6 16 km	23 km (14 mi) to the SE	Tasman Sea, 23 km southeast of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand	Info
Sunday, August 25, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Aug 26, 07:51 am (GMT +12)	1.9 13 km	36 km (22 mi) to the SW	Tasman Sea, 38 km southwest of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand	Info
Aug 25, 09:47 pm (Auckland)	2.1 28 km	64 km (40 mi) to the NW	Tasman Sea, 63 km northwest of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand	Info
Aug 25, 03:03 pm (Auckland)	1.7 5 km	49 km (31 mi) to the N	New Zealand	Info
Saturday, August 24, 2024 GMT (11 quakes)
Aug 25, 04:47 am (Auckland)	1.9 5 km	30 km (19 mi) to the NE	9.9 km northeast of Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand	Info

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Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 2,300 quakes on average per year in or near Brooklyn, Wellington, New Zealand:

Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)
Mag. 6 or higher: 0.43 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.3 years)
Mag. 5 or higher: 4.8 quakes per year
Mag. 4 or higher: 17.3 quakes per year
Mag. 3 or higher: 104 quakes per year (or 8.7 quakes per month)
Mag. 2 or higher: 882 quakes per year (or 73 quakes per month)
Mag. 1 or higher: 2,200 quakes per year (or 6.1 quakes per day)

Brooklyn has a very high level of seismic activity. Brooklyn 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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Largest Quakes in or near Brooklyn, Wellington, New Zealand

Note: This section considers only quakes that have occurred near the city, i.e. in up to 100 km (62 mi) distance. It is possible that larger quakes at greater distances have affected it during history, but are not included in this section because they are no longer considered as "near" in this analysis.
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