• Strong M 6.3 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

    Strong and deep earthquake registered as M 6.3 (USGS) struck near L'Esperanze Rock at Kermadec Islands archipelago, New Zealand at 21:24 UTC on October 11, 2013. The epicenter was located 87 km (54 miles) NNE of L'Esperanze Rock at coordinates 30.752°S

  • Very strong M 6.7 earthquake hit Kermadec Islands

    A very strong, harmless, earthquake M 6.7 hit Kermadec Islands on September 30, 2013 at 05:55 UTC. USGS measured depth at 34.8 km (21.6 miles), EMSC at 40 km (Mw 6.4).

    Epicenter was located off shore, 81 km (50 miles) NE of L'Esperance Rock and 870 km (541

  • Deep M 6.0 struck south of Kermadec Islands

    Deep earthquake registered as M 6.0 (USGS) occurred south of Kermadec Islands on June 15, 2013 at 11:20:34 UTC. The epicenter was located 313km (194miles) SSW of L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand at coordinates 33.895°S

  • Magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck south of Kermadec Islands

    Magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck south of the Kermadec Islands today at 10:10:08 UTC with epicenter located 130 km (80 miles) South of L’Esperance Rock, 386 km (239 miles) SouthWest of Raoul Island and 734 km (456 miles) NorthEast of Auckland, New Zealand (32.604°S,

  • Magnitude 6.1 (initially 6.5) – South of Kermadec Islands

    Strong earthquake magnitude 6.1, initially recorded as 6.5 hit south of Kermadec islands, 106 km (65 miles) S of L’Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands, 359 km (223 miles) SSW of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands and 762 km (473 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand (32.389°S,

  • Magnitude 6.0 – East of the North Island, New Zealand

    Magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 453 km (281 miles) SSE of L’Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands, 512 km (318 miles) NE of Gisborne, New Zealand, 680 km (422 miles) ENE of Auckland, New Zealand (35.430°S, 177.878°W) at depth of 13.4 km (8.3 miles). GeoNet reported

  • Magnitude 7.6 earthquake hits Kermadec islands

    A strong earthquake magnitude 7.6 struck 163 km (101 miles) East of Raoul Island, Kermadec Island at depth of 20km. The July 6, 2011 Kermadec Islands region earthquake occurred near the Kermadec Trench where the Pacific Plate begins its descent into the mantle beneath