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Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Strikes Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred on the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge at a depth of 10 km. The event, reviewed by a seismologist, was located thousands of kilometers east of New Zealand cities, including Waitangi and Dunedin.
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Magnitude 5.3 Earthquake Strikes Remote Balleny Islands Region
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred in the remote Balleny Islands region on August 15, 2026, at a shallow depth of 10 km. The USGS confirmed the event, located over 1800 km south of New Zealand cities.
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Magnitude 5.4 Earthquake Hits Kermadec Islands Region
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurred in the Kermadec Islands region on August 13, 2026, at a depth of 10 km. The event, reviewed by a seismologist, was centered south of Tonga.
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Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Strikes Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred on the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge at a depth of 10 km on August 12, 2026. The event, reviewed by a seismologist, was located far east of New Zealand cities.
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Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Strikes Kermadec Islands Region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit the Kermadec Islands region on August 8, 2026, at a depth of 10 km. The USGS reported the event, located near Tonga and New Zealand, has been reviewed by a seismologist.
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Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Strikes South of Kermadec Islands
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred south of the Kermadec Islands on August 5, 2026, at a depth of 226 km. The event, reviewed by a seismologist, was centered hundreds of kilometers northeast of New Zealand's North Island cities.
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Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake Strikes Near New Zealand's Auckland Islands
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit the Auckland Islands, New Zealand region on August 5, 2026, at a depth of 21 km. The event, reviewed by a seismologist, was centered southwest of major New Zealand cities.
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Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Strikes Off New Zealand's North Island Coast
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake occurred off New Zealand's North Island coast at a depth of 52 km. The USGS reported the event, located near Hicks Bay, was reviewed by a seismologist.
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Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Strikes Kermadec Islands Region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred in the Kermadec Islands region on July 31, 2026, at a depth of 37 km. The USGS reported the event, located south of Tonga and northeast of New Zealand.
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Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Strikes Kermadec Islands Region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit the Kermadec Islands region on July 31, 2026, at a depth of 35 km. The USGS reported the event, located hundreds of kilometers from Tonga and New Zealand.
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Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Strikes Kermadec Islands Region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred in the Kermadec Islands region on July 30, 2026, at a depth of 35 km. The event, reviewed by a seismologist, was reported by the USGS.
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Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake Strikes Kermadec Islands Region
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit the Kermadec Islands region on July 30, 2026, at a depth of 46 km. The USGS reported the event, located hundreds of kilometers northeast of New Zealand's North Island cities.
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Kermadec Islands Region Hit by 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Kermadec Islands region at a shallow depth of 10 km on July 30, 2026. The USGS confirmed the event, located hundreds of kilometers from Tonga and New Zealand, with no immediate damage reports.
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Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake Strikes Kermadec Islands Region
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred in the Kermadec Islands region on July 29, 2026, at a shallow depth of 10 km. The USGS reported the event, located hundreds of kilometers from Tonga and New Zealand.
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Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Strikes Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge on July 29, 2026, at a depth of 10 km. The USGS reported the event, located south-southeast of New Zealand cities, after review by a seismologist.
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Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Strikes Kermadec Islands Region
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit the Kermadec Islands region on July 29, 2026, at a shallow depth of 10 km. The USGS reported the event, located hundreds of kilometers from Tonga and New Zealand, which has been reviewed by a…
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Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Reported on Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred on the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge on July 29, 2026, at a depth of 10 km. The USGS reported the event, located over 2000 km southeast of New Zealand cities.
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Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Strikes Kermadec Islands Region
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred in the Kermadec Islands region on July 29, 2026, at a depth of 35 km. The event, reviewed by a seismologist, was centered near Tonga and New Zealand.
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Magnitude 5.7 Earthquake Strikes New Zealand's North Island
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit New Zealand's North Island on July 24, 2026, at a shallow depth of 10 km. The USGS reported the event, located west of Turangi, which has been reviewed by a seismologist.
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Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Strikes Near Kermadec Islands
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred near the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, on July 22, 2026, at a depth of 46 km. The USGS reported the event, which was reviewed by a seismologist.
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Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Strikes Kermadec Islands Region
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands region on July 21, 2026, at a shallow depth of 10 km. The event, reviewed by a seismologist, was centered southwest of Tonga and northeast of New Zealand.
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Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Strikes South of Kermadec Islands
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred south of the Kermadec Islands on July 20, 2026, at a depth of 10 km. The event, reviewed by a seismologist, was located hundreds of kilometers from New Zealand cities.
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Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Strikes Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred on the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge on July 20, 2026, at a depth of 10 km. The event was reviewed by a seismologist and was located thousands of kilometers east of New Zealand.
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Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake Strikes South of Kermadec Islands
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred south of the Kermadec Islands on July 18, 2026, at a depth of 10 km. The event, reviewed by a seismologist, was centered hundreds of kilometers northeast of New Zealand's North Island cities.
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Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Strikes South of Kermadec Islands
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred south of the Kermadec Islands on July 17, 2026, at a depth of 10 km. The event, reviewed by a seismologist, was centered hundreds of kilometers northeast of New Zealand's North Island.
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Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Strikes Off New Zealand's North Island
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred off New Zealand's North Island on July 16, 2026. The shallow quake, 10 km deep, was centered east-northeast of Hicks Bay, as reported by the USGS.
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Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Strikes New Zealand's South Island
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit New Zealand's South Island on July 16, 2026, at a depth of 76 km. The USGS reported the epicenter near Te Anau, with the event reviewed by a seismologist.
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Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Strikes Balleny Islands Region
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred in the remote Balleny Islands region on July 8, 2026, at a depth of 10 km. The event was reviewed by a seismologist, located far southwest of New Zealand cities.
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Magnitude 5.3 Earthquake Strikes Remote Balleny Islands Region
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred in the Balleny Islands region on July 3, 2026, at a depth of 10 km. The event, reviewed by a seismologist, was located over 1900 km south-southwest of New Zealand cities like Bluff and Invercargill.
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Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Strikes New Zealand's Cook Strait
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit New Zealand's Cook Strait on June 28, 2026, at a depth of 81 km. The USGS reported the event near Foxton Beach and Whanganui, with no immediate damage reports.
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