Oceania
Earthquakes in Norfolk Island
Every earthquake in and around Norfolk Island since 1900: how often it shakes, the strongest on record and the latest quakes. Offshore quakes within 300 km of its towns count too.
Past 30 days0M2.5+
Past year0M2.5+
Magnitude 6+1since 1900
StrongestM 6.51960 · Norfolk Island, Australia region
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Before the 1970s fewer stations were recording, so early years undercount the smaller quakes.
The strongest earthquakes in Norfolk Island
- 6.5 Norfolk Island, Australia region May 20, 1960
- 5.8 Norfolk Island, Australia region Jan 13, 1956
- 5.6 southwest of New Caledonia Dec 17, 1988
- 5.6 northwest of New Zealand Jul 26, 1987
- 5.4 northwest of New Zealand Feb 24, 2010
- 5.2 northwest of New Zealand Jul 27, 1987
- 5.0 northwest of New Zealand Apr 16, 1993
- 4.9 northwest of New Zealand Apr 16, 1993
- 4.9 northwest of New Zealand Apr 16, 1993
- 4.7 northwest of New Zealand May 25, 1988
Last 24 months
How deep
The latest
- 4.3 Norfolk Island, Australia region Jan 16, 2019
- 4.6 Norfolk Island, Australia region May 26, 2016
- 5.4 northwest of New Zealand Feb 24, 2010
- 5.0 northwest of New Zealand Apr 16, 1993
- 4.9 northwest of New Zealand Apr 16, 1993
- 4.9 northwest of New Zealand Apr 16, 1993
- 5.6 southwest of New Caledonia Dec 17, 1988
- 4.7 northwest of New Zealand May 25, 1988
- 4.7 northwest of New Zealand Jul 29, 1987
- 5.2 northwest of New Zealand Jul 27, 1987
- 5.6 northwest of New Zealand Jul 26, 1987
- 6.5 Norfolk Island, Australia region May 20, 1960
- 5.8 Norfolk Island, Australia region Jan 13, 1956