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M3.3 Earthquake near SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS

UTC time: 2025-09-20 17:17:16 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M3.3
Depth
437.2 km
Source
EMSC

SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M3.3 earthquake was recorded near SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS on September 20, 2025 at 17:17 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 437 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude are often felt but rarely cause damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
1fb463e7bbc48877ac063bbb944a1c9613d52226
Magnitude
M3.3
Depth
437.2 km
UTC time
2025-09-20 17:17:16 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-32.16530, 179.74670
Temperature
14.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 437.2 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 437.2 km
Deep
437.2 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Brothers
    Distance: 308 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -1'350 m ·New Zealand
  • Healy
    Distance: 324 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -980 m ·Last eruption: 1360 ·New Zealand
  • Rumble II West
    Distance: 372 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -1'200 m ·New Zealand
  • Rumble III
    Distance: 415 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -220 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·New Zealand
  • Rumble V
    Distance: 465 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -400 m ·New Zealand
  • Rumble IV
    Distance: 468 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -500 m ·New Zealand

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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