LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
Kermadec Islands region
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands region on 18 Oct 2026, 23:30 UTC. The hypocentre was 444.2 km below the surface — deep by seismological convention. 1 other earthquake above our reporting threshold has been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 444.2 km
- Latitude
- 28.36°S
- Time
- 23:30 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.4
deep
179.93°W longitude
18 Oct 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.4
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 130 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 60 tonnes of TNT.
444.2 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.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
1 earthquake above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.5.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
19 Oct 2026, 06:15 UTC · 157.8 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 05:18 UTC · 44 km deep
18 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTC · 10 km deep
18 Oct 2026, 22:34 UTC · 551.9 km deep