Moderate Earthquake ● Closed

M5.0 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands Region

Event time: Last updated: Sep 16, 2026
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Magnitude 5.0 earthquake in Kermadec Islands Region, reported by EMSC.

Measurements

MagnitudeM5.0
Depth568.0 km
Coordinates-31.0980, 178.7785
RegionKermadec Islands Region

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Earthquake data courtesy of EMSC

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Not rated by source. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre does not publish a severity for this; the level shown is our own classification.

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Source updated 42 days ago (Sep 7, 2026 06:30 UTC) · we last heard from European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre 14 seconds ago

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What has changed

  • Magnitude revised from M5.2 to M5.0 — Sep 7, 02:25 UTC by European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre

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