June 18, 1993 Earthquake: Kermadec Islands
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands on June 18, 1993 at 11:52:54 UTC, 20 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
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
- June 18, 1993
- Time
- 11:52:54 UTC
- Place
- Kermadec Islands
- Magnitude
- 6.6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 20 km (12 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 28.886° S, 176.819° W
- Country
- Kermadec Islands
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1993, June 18, 11:52:51.6 UTC. 29.053 S, 176.753 W, depth 16 km, magnitude 6.2 mb, 6.6 MS, 6.6 Mw. (reference #1053)
1993, June 18, 11:52:54.8 UTC. 28.886 S, 176.819 W, depth 20 km, magnitude 6.6 Mw. (reference #9910)
1993, June 18, 11:52:53.64 UTC. 28.782 S, 176.828 W, depth 15 km, magnitude 6.57 Mw. (reference #10476)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 1, 1917, Kermadec Islands
- September 14, 1959, Kermadec Islands
- October 21, 2011, Kermadec Islands
- November 16, 1917, S of, Kermadec Islands
- January 14, 1976, Kermadec Islands
- January 29, 2022, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
- July 6, 2011, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
- October 20, 1986, Raoul, Kermadec Islands
- March 4, 2021, Sse of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
- January 14, 1976, Kermadec Islands
- September 14, 1943, S of, Kermadec Islands
- March 7, 1961, Kermadec Islands
- March 4, 2021, S Of, Raoul, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
- June 23, 2014, Sse of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
- March 16, 2023, Kermadec Islands
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 10046.