Seismic event — Kermadec Islands region

Seismic·● resolved·Tier 3 · sober·32d active

Level7.2/ 10

Signals

MagnitudeM5.5
Other M5.0+ in 24h4

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Monitoring Room, "Seismic event — Kermadec Islands region", situation page, level 7.2/10 (Monitoring Room's 0–10 severity score), as of 2026-09-18 23:18 UTC, source: USGS. https://monitoringroom.com/s/seismic-us7000tigd

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