September 14, 1959 Earthquake: Kermadec Islands
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands on September 14, 1959 at 14:09:00 UTC, 60 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- September 14, 1959
- Time
- 14:09:00 UTC
- Place
- Kermadec Islands
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Focal depth
- 60 km (37 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 28.500° S, 177.000° W
- Country
- Kermadec Islands
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- June 18, 1993, Kermadec Islands
- November 16, 1917, S of, Kermadec Islands
- October 20, 1986, Raoul, Kermadec Islands
- May 1, 1917, Kermadec Islands
- January 14, 1976, Kermadec Islands
- October 21, 2011, Kermadec Islands
- January 29, 2022, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
- March 7, 1961, Kermadec Islands
- July 6, 2011, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
- March 4, 2021, Sse of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
- March 4, 2021, S Of, Raoul, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
- February 27, 1955, Kermadec Islands
- January 14, 1976, Kermadec Islands
- September 14, 1943, S of, Kermadec Islands
- June 23, 2014, Sse of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
More
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 4205.