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Historic Earthquake
2007 Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) Earthquake
9 December 2007 · Kermadec Islands (New Zealand)
On 9 December 2007 at 07:28 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands (New Zealand), at a depth of 153 km. It occurred on the Kermadec Plate, 27 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (continental rift). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 9 December 2007
- Time
- 07:28 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 153 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Kermadec Plate
- Country
- Kermadec Islands (New Zealand)
- Nearest Volcano
- Monowai (35 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1986Raoul · M 8.1
- 1982Tonga · M 7.7
- 1977Tonga · M 7.2
- 1975S of Tonga · M 7.8
- 1963Tonga · M 7.5
- 1959Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) · M 7.7
- 1956Tonga · M 7.0
- 1955Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) · M 7.8
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth