Earthquake Information

June 18, 2020 (12:49:53 UTC)

Quake Location

Magnitude 7.4 Kermadec Islands

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurred in the Kermadec Islands, about 730 km (454 miles) from Tauranga, New Zealand at a depth of 10 km.  There is no tsunami threat from this earthquake.

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