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Historic Earthquake
1959 Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) Earthquake
14 September 1959 · Kermadec Islands (New Zealand)
On 14 September 1959 at 14:09 UTC, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands (New Zealand), at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the Kermadec Plate, 136 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 14 September 1959
- Time
- 14:09 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Depth
- 60 km
- Plate
- Kermadec Plate
- Country
- Kermadec Islands (New Zealand)
- Nearest Volcano
- Raoul Island (124 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20212021 Kermadec Islands Earthquake · M 8.1
- 2007Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) · M 7.8
- 1986Raoul · M 8.1
- 1978S Of · M 7.7
- 1976Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) · M 7.9
- 1976Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) · M 7.8
- 1955Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) · M 7.8
- 1917Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) · M 8.0
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth