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M5.3 Earthquake near South of Kermadec Islands

UTC time: 2025-12-09 03:08:57 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

South of Kermadec Islands

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M5.3 Earthquake near South of Kermadec Islands · 2025-12-09 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near South of Kermadec Islands · 2025-12-09 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.3 earthquake was recorded near South of Kermadec Islands on December 9, 2025 at 03:08 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
c3332fb73c0e2ede0f30faa54a9ea18a980a3d21
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-09 03:08:57 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-32.83000, -177.47000
Temperature
20.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
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

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Whakatane759.8 kmSW18'602
Tauranga790.4 kmSW161'000
Auckland837.4 kmSW1'547'200

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Wright
    Distance: 194 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: -900 m ·New Zealand
  • Havre Seamount
    Distance: 244 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -897 m ·Last eruption: 2012 ·New Zealand
  • Curtis Island
    Distance: 274 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 47 m ·New Zealand
  • Macauley
    Distance: 307 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 238 m ·Last eruption: -4360 ·New Zealand
  • Giggenbach
    Distance: 332 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -65 m ·New Zealand
  • Raoul Island
    Distance: 398 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 516 m ·Last eruption: 2006 ·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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥418
Earlier events M≥55
Compared since2025-01-10

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.22025-11-24 09:45:43 UTC46.8 kmSouth of Kermadec Islands M5.22025-09-23 12:44:31 UTC121.2 kmKermadec Islands Region M5.12025-10-21 20:02:05 UTC146.0 kmsouth of the Kermadec Islands M5.02025-02-20 04:36:51 UTC148.7 km M5.02025-01-11 20:21:15 UTC48.1 kmsouth of the Kermadec Islands

Stats (last 24h)

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