Earthquake details

Friday, February 27, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kermadec Islands region on Friday, February 27, 1976 at 11:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei, about 1138.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.581 and latitude -28.142.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 146.0 km
Coordinates -28.142, -177.581
UTC time 1976-02-27 11:00:58.000
Location Kermadec Islands region
Country Kermadec Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-02-27

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.6
Kermadec Islands region
Unknown · 2026-09-06 04:52 UTC
88.2 km
M 5.0
Kermadec Islands region
Unknown · 2026-07-31 04:02 UTC
88.1 km
M 4.6
Kermadec Islands region
Unknown · 2026-07-31 02:07 UTC
76.4 km
M 4.2
Kermadec Islands region
Unknown · 2026-07-18 12:22 UTC
73.0 km
M 5.3
Kermadec Islands region
Unknown · 2026-06-23 02:26 UTC
99.2 km
M 4.4
Kermadec Islands region
Unknown · 2026-06-12 04:41 UTC
62.2 km
M 4.2
Kermadec Islands region
Unknown · 2026-06-06 20:32 UTC
70.7 km
M 4.1
Kermadec Islands region
Unknown · 2026-06-01 09:04 UTC
95.5 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.