**Earthquakes Shake Aotearoa New Zealand in Past Year** Over the past 365 days, up to 100 earthquakes have occurred in New Zealand, with a maximum intensity of Weak or greater. The most active areas were Arrowtown in Otago (48 earthquakes) and Whakatane in the Bay of Plenty (56 earthquakes). In the past 24 hours, New Zealand has experienced 20 earthquakes with magnitudes between 2 and 35. The map and table above provide details of these quakes and their reported shaking intensity. Over the past 24 hours, 63 earthquakes have occurred around New Zealand. The most recent tremor was a magnitude 2.07 earthquake that struck 373 kilometers away at 3:50 AM. For more information on strong motion data, please visit the website at www.strongmotiondata.org.nz.
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