M5.0 earthquake Kermadec Islands region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Kermadec Islands region on Mon, Sep 7, 2026, 2:06 PM GMT+12 (02:06 UTC), 571 km (355 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-07 02:06:47 UTC
- Depth
- 570.7 km (354.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 30.941° S, 178.671° E
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
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How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.4 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 60°
- Stations used
- 52
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 since 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 us7000test. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:38 AM UTC.