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Historic Earthquake
2023 Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) Earthquake
16 March 2023 · Kermadec Islands (New Zealand)
On 16 March 2023 at 00:56 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands (New Zealand), at a depth of 22 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 35 km from its boundary with the Kermadec Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 16 March 2023
- Time
- 00:56 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 22 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- Kermadec Islands (New Zealand)
- Nearest Volcano
- Raoul Island (198 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20212021 Kermadec Islands Earthquake · M 8.1
- 1986Raoul · M 8.1
- 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
- 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