M7.0 earthquake Kermadec Islands region
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck in the Kermadec Islands region on Mon, Mar 6, 1961, 10:10 PM GMT-12 (10:10 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.0 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1961-03-07 10:10:40 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.866° S, 175.568° 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
- ±0.27
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem876217. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.