M5.5 earthquake Kermadec Islands region
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands region at Oct 30, 4:52 AM ET, 289 km deep, moderate – felt widely, some damage to weak buildings.
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| Magnitude | 5.5 mww |
| Time | 30 Oct 2025, 08:52 UTC |
| Location | -27.447°, -178.334° – Kermadec Islands region |
| Depth | 288.5 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| Max. estimated intensity (MMI) | 2.3 |
| PAGER alert | green |
| USGS event | us6000rkc0 |
Other earthquakes nearby this year
| Mag. | Where | When (ET) | Depth | Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | Kermadec Islands region | Jun 22, 10:26 PM 116 d ago | 145 km | – |
| 4.5 | Kermadec Islands region | Dec 10, 9:53 AM 310 d ago | 193 km | – |
| 4.4 | south of the Fiji Islands | Jul 31, 4:32 PM 77 d ago | 349 km | – |
| 4.4 | Kermadec Islands region | Nov 12, 11:25 AM 338 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.3 | Kermadec Islands region | Mar 13, 6:51 PM 217 d ago | 154 km | – |
| 4.2 | Kermadec Islands region | Jul 18, 8:22 AM 90 d ago | 251 km | – |
| 4.2 | Kermadec Islands region | Jun 6, 4:32 PM 132 d ago | 67 km | – |
| 4.2 | Kermadec Islands region | Oct 3, 12:49 PM 378 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.1 | Kermadec Islands region | Jun 1, 5:04 AM 138 d ago | 196 km | – |
| 4.1 | Kermadec Islands region | Mar 18, 1:25 PM 212 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.0 | Kermadec Islands region | Jul 8, 1:28 PM 100 d ago | 170 km | – |
About this earthquake
How strong was the Kermadec Islands region earthquake?
Magnitude 5.5 (mww), moderate – felt widely, some damage to weak buildings. Depth 289 km. Strongest estimated shaking: intensity 2.3 on the Modified Mercalli scale.
Was it felt?
No felt reports have been submitted to the USGS so far.
Were there aftershocks?
1 earthquakes within 100 km in the following two weeks are in our records, the strongest M4.4.
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Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) earthquake catalog, real-time feeds and FDSN event service; magnitudes and locations are revised by seismologists for hours after an event. Times are Eastern (ET) unless marked UTC. Not an alert service: for warnings follow local authorities and tsunami centers.