Earthquake SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS (5.4 mw) (2025-04-16 17:44:40 UTC)

1744825480

-33.9361, -179.4185

26.60 KM

A 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck on SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS, at 2025-04-16 17:44:40 UTC. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this minor quake occurred at a magnitude type of mw and was felt in surrounding areas. Stay updated on earthquake activity in SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS

Recommendation
Very Strong Earthquake

Action

Severe shaking, potential for significant damage.

Suggestion

Indoors: Drop, Cover, and Hold On. Avoid elevators, as power outages may occur. Outdoors: Stay in the open. Be alert for aftershocks.

Earthquake SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS (5.4 mw) (2025-04-16 17:44:40 UTC)

Magnitudo (mw)

5.4

Automatic
EMSC

Summary

Intensity: 0
Tsunami: 0
ID: emsc_20250416_0000185

Nearest Places

Ngātoroirangi Seamount / 75.85 km
Kuiwai Seamount / 97.6 km
Kibblewhite Seamount / 141.31 km
Haungaroa Seamount / 147.67 km
Star of Bengal Bank / 171.53 km

Comment

Latest Earthquake

1.0

6 km N of Beaumont, CA
Time: 1745026149
Depth: 8.27 km
Source: USGS (Automatic)

4.2

MYANMAR
Time: 1745025609
Depth: 10.00 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)

4.1

OFFSHORE GUERRERO, MEXICO
Time: 1745025319
Depth: 5.70 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)

2.7

KEPULAUAN ALOR, INDONESIA
Time: 1745025181
Depth: 72.00 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)

2.7

Timor Region
Time: 1745025181
Depth: 71.83 km
Source: BMKG (Automatic)

Nearest Earthquake

4.7

south of the Kermadec Islands
Time: 1744834097
Depth: 35.00 km
Source: USGS (Confirmed)

4.7

SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS
Time: 1744834097
Depth: 35.00 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)

5.4

south of the Kermadec Islands
Time: 1744825480
Depth: 26.56 km
Source: USGS (Confirmed)

5.3

SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS
Time: 1744824925
Depth: 55.80 km
Source: EMSC (Automatic)

5.3

south of the Kermadec Islands
Time: 1744824925
Depth: 55.78 km
Source: USGS (Confirmed)