Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 14, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Zealand Earthquake on Wednesday, January 14, 1976 at 16:47 UTC with a magnitude of 8.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei (New Zealand Earthquake - NE), about 1109.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.657 and latitude -28.427.

Magnitude	8.0
Alert	Extreme
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-28.427, -177.657
UTC time	1976-01-14 16:47:33.500

Location	1976 Kermadec Islands
Country	New Zealand Earthquake (NE)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1976-01-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Whangarei	1109.7 km
Auckland	1175.3 km
Tauranga	1180.1 km
Manukau	1181.4 km
Papatoetoe	1181.4 km
Gisborne	1207.0 km
Suva	1213.2 km
Nasinu	1217.3 km
Rotorua	1220.2 km
Hamilton	1231.2 km
Nadi	1285.3 km
Lautoka	1303.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.7 Kermadec Islands region Unknown · 2026-03-13 14:43 UTC	99.6 km
M 4.6 Kermadec Islands region Unknown · 2026-01-30 13:09 UTC	54.2 km
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