December 9, 2007 Tsunami: Kermadec Islands
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake began at Kermadec Islands on December 9, 2007 at 07:28:20 UTC. The water rose as high as 0.03 meters. Its effects were recorded at 1 place.
Where the waves reached
The source (white) and every runup with a place, colored by the water height recorded there. A ring is a runup NCEI marks doubtful.
- Under 1 m
- 1 to 3 m
- 3 to 10 m
- 10 to 30 m
- 30 m and more
- Height not recorded
The tsunami
- Date
- December 9, 2007, 07:28:20 UTC
- Source
- Kermadec Islands
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 7.8, 153 km deep
- Maximum water height
- 0.03 m (0.1 ft)
- Runups recorded
- 1
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Definite tsunami
- Source location
- 25.996° S, 177.514° W
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this tsunami.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
A tide gauge record was available only from one station:
Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji; 1-min; 18 deg 08 min S; 178 deg 26 min E
A weak but quite clear tsunami was identified in the de-tided record.
Link to a Plot of tide gauge records.
(above from reference #4001)
Every runup
Nearest the source first. Heights are above sea level at the time; a tide gauge reads half the wave’s full height.
| Where | Country | Km from source | Water height, m | Inland, m | Measured by | First wave, UTC | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva, King'S Wharf | Fiji | 966 | 0.03 | Tide gauge (half the maximum wave height) | day 9, 08:56 |
More
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Sources
Tsunami events and runups 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 tsunami event 3599.