March 14, 2020 Earthquake: Kermadec Islands
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands on March 14, 2020 at 10:01:17 UTC, 11 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
- March 14, 2020
- Time
- 10:01:17 UTC
- Place
- Kermadec Islands
- Magnitude
- 6.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 11 km (7 mi)
- Intensity
- 2 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 27.367° S, 175.610° 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.
Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand - CDI: 2
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
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 10769.