M4.5 earthquake Kermadec Islands region
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands region at Dec 10, 9:53 AM ET, 193 km deep, light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage.
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| Magnitude | 4.5 mb |
| Time | 10 Dec 2025, 14:53 UTC |
| Location | -27.663°, -177.869° – Kermadec Islands region |
| Depth | 193.0 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| USGS event | us6000rtw8 |
Other earthquakes nearby this year
| Mag. | Where | When (ET) | Depth | Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | Kermadec Islands region · PAGER green | Oct 30, 4:52 AM 352 d ago | 289 km | – |
| 5.3 | Kermadec Islands region · PAGER green | Sep 18, 7:18 PM 28 d ago | 94 km | – |
| 5.3 | Kermadec Islands region | Jun 22, 10:26 PM 116 d ago | 145 km | – |
| 4.6 | Kermadec Islands region | Jan 30, 8:09 AM 259 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.5 | Kermadec Islands region | May 2, 8:13 PM 167 d ago | 28 km | – |
| 4.5 | Kermadec Islands region | Dec 9, 1:54 AM 312 d ago | 405 km | – |
| 4.4 | Kermadec Islands region | Jun 12, 12:41 AM 127 d ago | 95 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 | Dec 26, 12:15 PM 294 d ago | 10 km | – |
About this earthquake
How strong was the Kermadec Islands region earthquake?
Magnitude 4.5 (mb), light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage. Depth 193 km.
Was it felt?
No felt reports have been submitted to the USGS so far.
Were there aftershocks?
No earthquakes within 100 km have followed so far in our records.
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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.