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Historic Earthquake
1968 Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) Earthquake
25 July 1968 · S Of, Raoul · Kermadec Islands (New Zealand)
On 25 July 1968 at 07:23 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) (S Of, Raoul), at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the Kermadec Plate, 93 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (continental rift). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 25 July 1968
- Time
- 07:23 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 60 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Kermadec Plate
- Country
- Kermadec Islands (New Zealand)
- Nearest Volcano
- Curtis Island (32 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20212021 Kermadec Islands Earthquake · M 8.1
- 2011Kermadec Islands · M 7.6
- 1978S Of · M 7.7
- 1976Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) · M 7.9
- 1976Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) · M 7.8
- 1959Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) · M 7.7
- 1943S Of · M 7.6
- 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