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M4.9 Earthquake near south of the Kermadec Islands

UTC time: 2025-01-18 04:41:59 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M4.9

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: USGS

south of the Kermadec Islands

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About this earthquake

On January 18, 2025 at 04:41 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near south of the Kermadec Islands. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

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Magnitude

M4.9

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-01-18 04:41:59 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usgs

Coordinates

-34.20230, -178.82140

Depth profile

Shallow

10 km

Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

Wright

Distance: 264 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: -900 m ·New Zealand
Havre Seamount

Distance: 348 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -897 m ·Last eruption: 2012 ·New Zealand
Curtis Island

Distance: 408 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 47 m ·New Zealand
Macauley

Distance: 445 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 238 m ·Last eruption: -4360 ·New Zealand
Giggenbach

Distance: 463 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -65 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.

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