M5.0 earthquake Kermadec Islands region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands region at Feb 24, 10:51 AM ET, 311 km deep, moderate – felt widely, some damage to weak buildings.
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| Magnitude | 5.0 mb |
| Time | 24 Feb 2026, 15:51 UTC |
| Location | -31.123°, -179.807° – Kermadec Islands region |
| Depth | 310.7 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| USGS event | us7000rzzi |
Other earthquakes nearby this year
| Mag. | Where | When (ET) | Depth | Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | Kermadec Islands region | Oct 10, 4:35 PM 6 d ago | 118 km | – |
| 4.9 | Kermadec Islands region | Apr 28, 6:07 AM 171 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.8 | Kermadec Islands region | Jul 22, 2:29 PM 86 d ago | 340 km | – |
| 4.7 | Kermadec Islands region | Apr 1, 12:54 AM 199 d ago | 351 km | – |
| 4.6 | Kermadec Islands region | Jul 29, 6:23 PM 79 d ago | 162 km | – |
| 4.6 | Kermadec Islands region | Jun 9, 5:23 PM 129 d ago | 382 km | – |
| 4.6 | Kermadec Islands region | Dec 20, 2:31 AM 301 d ago | 199 km | – |
| 4.5 | Kermadec Islands region | Apr 10, 2:47 AM 190 d ago | 179 km | – |
| 4.5 | Kermadec Islands region | Sep 18, 10:19 PM 393 d ago | 261 km | – |
| 4.4 | Kermadec Islands region | Oct 2, 3:43 PM 14 d ago | 431 km | – |
| 4.4 | Kermadec Islands region | Jun 15, 6:51 PM 123 d ago | 209 km | – |
| 4.4 | Kermadec Islands region | Feb 26, 9:38 AM 232 d ago | 75 km | – |
About this earthquake
How strong was the Kermadec Islands region earthquake?
Magnitude 5.0 (mb), moderate – felt widely, some damage to weak buildings. Depth 311 km.
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.