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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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Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Strikes South of Kermadec Islands
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck south of the Kermadec Islands on June 26, 2026, at a depth of 10 km. The USGS confirmed the event, located near New Zealand.
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Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Strikes Kermadec Islands Region
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit the Kermadec Islands region on June 22, 2026, at a depth of 28 km. The USGS reported the event, which was reviewed by a seismologist, with its epicenter located hundreds of kilometers northeast of New…
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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 June 21, 2026. The seismic event, at a depth of 10 km, was reviewed by a seismologist, according to a preliminary report from USGS.
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Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Strikes Near New Zealand's Auckland Islands
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit the Auckland Islands, New Zealand region, on June 10, 2026, at a shallow depth of 9 km. The USGS confirmed the event, located southwest of major 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 June 5, 2026, at a depth of 10 km. The USGS reported the event, located near Tonga and New Zealand, which has been reviewed by a seismologist.
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Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Strikes Balleny Islands Region
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred in the remote Balleny Islands region on June 5, 2026, at a depth of 10 km. The event, reviewed by a seismologist, was located southwest of New Zealand.
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Magnitude 5.3 Earthquake Strikes Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred on the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge at a depth of 10 km on June 5, 2026. The event, thousands of kilometers east of New Zealand cities, has been reviewed by a seismologist.
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Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Hits Kermadec Islands Region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred in the Kermadec Islands region on May 31, 2026, at a depth of 98 km. The event, reviewed by a seismologist, was located northeast of New Zealand.
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Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Strikes Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred on the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, 2317.6 km southeast of Waitangi, New Zealand, at a depth of 10 km. The event was reviewed by a seismologist.
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Magnitude 5.3 Earthquake Strikes Kermadec Islands Region
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands region on May 26, 2026, at a depth of 10 km. The USGS reported the event, located near Tonga and New Zealand, which has been 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 May 16, 2026, at a shallow depth of 10 km. The event, reviewed by seismologists, was centered over 700 km from New Zealand's North Island.
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Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Strikes South of the Kermadec Islands
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred south of the Kermadec Islands on May 6, 2026. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometers, hundreds of kilometers northeast of New Zealand.
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Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Strikes Off the Coast of New Zealand's North Island
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit off the east coast of New Zealand's North Island on May 5, 2026. The shallow quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometers, approximately 128 kilometers from Pauanui.
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Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Off New Zealand Coast
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake was recorded off the east coast of New Zealand's North Island on May 2, 2026. The quake's epicenter was near Hicks Bay at a depth of 35 km.
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Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Strikes Near Kermadec Islands
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake was recorded near the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand. The tremor occurred at a depth of 77 km and was confirmed by the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Magnitude 5.4 Earthquake Strikes South of Kermadec Islands
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake was recorded south of the Kermadec Islands on April 24, 2026. The shallow quake occurred at a depth of 10 km and was felt hundreds of kilometers away from New Zealand.
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Magnitude 5.7 Earthquake Strikes Balleny Islands Region
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake was detected in the remote Balleny Islands region on April 21, 2026. The event occurred at a depth of 10 km and was located over 1700 km from New Zealand.
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Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Strikes South of Kermadec Islands
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake was recorded south of the Kermadec Islands on April 20, 2026. The tremor occurred at a depth of 10 km, with its epicenter located hundreds of kilometers northeast of New Zealand cities.
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Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake Strikes South of Kermadec Islands
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake was detected south of the Kermadec Islands at a depth of 10 km. The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed the event, which was felt in nearby New Zealand regions.
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Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake Recorded South of Kermadec Islands
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck south of the Kermadec Islands on April 19, 2026. The tremor was recorded at a shallow depth and reviewed by a seismologist. Further details are available on the USGS website.
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Magnitude 5.4 Earthquake Strikes South of Kermadec Islands
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake was recorded south of the Kermadec Islands at a depth of 11 km. The tremor's epicenter was located over 600 km northeast of New Zealand's North Island.
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Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake Strikes South of Kermadec Islands
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake was detected south of the Kermadec Islands on April 18, 2026. The shallow quake was located 707.1 km from Hicks Bay, New Zealand, and was reviewed by seismologists.
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Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Strikes South of Kermadec Islands
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake was detected south of the Kermadec Islands on April 18, 2026. The shallow quake occurred at a depth of 10 km and was felt in New Zealand.
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Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Strikes South of Kermadec Islands
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred south of the Kermadec Islands on April 16, 2026. The shallow quake was felt in parts of New Zealand, according to the USGS.
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Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Strikes Kermadec Islands Region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake was detected in the Kermadec Islands region. The tremor occurred at a depth of 10 km and was felt 717.1 km northeast of Hicks Bay, New Zealand.
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Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake Strikes South of Kermadec Islands
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake was detected south of the Kermadec Islands at a depth of 10 km. The event occurred on April 6, 2026, at 06:15:25 UTC.
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Magnitude 5.4 Earthquake Strikes South of Kermadec Islands
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake was detected south of the Kermadec Islands at a depth of 10 km. The event occurred on April 6, 2026, at 00:42:27 UTC.
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