MODERATE EARTHQUAKE
Kermadec Islands region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands region on 07 Sept 2026, 02:06 UTC. The hypocentre was 585.1 km below the surface — deep by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far.
- Depth
- 585.1 km
- Latitude
- 30.97°S
- Time
- 02:06 UTC
- Magnitude
- M5.0
deep
178.54°E longitude
07 Sept 2026
mb
EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 5.0
Can damage poorly constructed buildings; well-built structures usually escape with little harm.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 32 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, roughly the energy of 477 tonnes of TNT.
585.1 KM DEEP
Deep earthquakes rarely cause damage. The energy dissipates over hundreds of kilometres before reaching the surface, though it can still be felt far from the epicentre.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
02 Nov 2026, 05:19 UTC · 87.9 km deep
02 Nov 2026, 04:45 UTC · 10 km deep
02 Nov 2026, 04:28 UTC · 580.9 km deep
02 Nov 2026, 01:54 UTC · 510.1 km deep