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M3.7 Earthquake near SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS

UTC time: 2025-09-01 05:57:40 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M3.7
Depth
500.0 km
Source
EMSC

SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M3.7 earthquake was recorded near SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS on September 1, 2025 at 05:57 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 500 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
fc216c23cb0c93c74e42e0ba9d44878f7114566a
Magnitude
M3.7
Depth
500.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-01 05:57:40 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-32.31880, 179.25750
Temperature
16.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 500 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 500 km
Deep
500 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: 285 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -1'350 m ·New Zealand
  • Healy
    Distance: 300 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -980 m ·Last eruption: 1360 ·New Zealand
  • Rumble II West
    Distance: 344 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -1'200 m ·New Zealand
  • Rumble III
    Distance: 388 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -220 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·New Zealand
  • Rumble V
    Distance: 436 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -400 m ·New Zealand
  • Rumble IV
    Distance: 438 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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