March 16, 2023 Earthquake: Kermadec Islands
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands on March 16, 2023 at 00:56:02 UTC, 22 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 16, 2023
- Time
- 00:56:02 UTC
- Place
- Kermadec Islands
- Magnitude
- 7 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 22 km (14 mi)
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 30.115° S, 176.112° 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.
- July 6, 2011, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
- January 29, 2022, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
- September 14, 1943, S of, Kermadec Islands
- January 14, 1976, Kermadec Islands
- March 4, 2021, Sse of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
- October 21, 2011, Kermadec Islands
- May 1, 1917, Kermadec Islands
- February 9, 1978, S of, Kermadec Islands
- June 18, 1993, Kermadec Islands
- June 23, 2014, Sse of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
- January 14, 1976, Kermadec Islands
- April 24, 2023, S of, Kermadec Islands
- March 4, 2021, S Of, Raoul, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
- November 16, 1917, S of, Kermadec Islands
- September 14, 1959, 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 10671.