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M3.9 Earthquake near KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION

UTC time: 2025-08-26 11:02:42 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M3.9
Depth
300.0 km
Source
EMSC

KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M3.9 earthquake was recorded near KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION on August 26, 2025 at 11:02 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 300 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
3fc90da10c33436ba12a7eb44ed6ab11e3d54dd6
Magnitude
M3.9
Depth
300.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-26 11:02:42 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-30.97100, 179.93150
Temperature
18.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 300 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 300 km
Deep
300 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: 442 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -1'350 m ·New Zealand
  • Healy
    Distance: 457 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -980 m ·Last eruption: 1360 ·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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