M6.7 earthquake Kermadec Islands region
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck in the Kermadec Islands region on Mon, Nov 24, 1941, 9:46 AM GMT-12 (21:46 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.7 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1941-11-24 21:46:22 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.350° S, 177.640° W
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.7 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem901096 (also filed as iscgemsup901096). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:39 PM UTC.