December 9, 2007 Earthquake: Kermadec Islands
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands on December 9, 2007 at 07:28:20 UTC, 153 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
- December 9, 2007
- Time
- 07:28:20 UTC
- Place
- Kermadec Islands
- Magnitude
- 7.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 153 km (95 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 25.996° S, 177.514° 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.
A magnitude 7.8 Mw earthquake occurred 345 km (215 miles) N of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands. Felt (IV) at Nuku`alofa, Tonga. Felt at Mu`a, Neiafu, Pangai and Vaini, Tonga. Felt at Alofi, Niue. Also felt at Lower Hutt, Napier, Wellington and Whakatane, New Zealand.(reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
More
Significant earthquakes of 2007The 2000sEvery quake the USGS located in 2007Recent earthquakes near hereThis day in weather history
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 7694.