Message:21025 In: EQUAKE.WW
From: CX2SADate: Sat, 18 Apr 26 11:07:00 Z
Newsgroups: EQUAKE.WW
Subject: (M5.9) south of the Kermadec Islands -32.1 -178.1
Message-ID: <64243-CX2SA>
Path: N2MH4|GB7BED|EI2GYB|VE3CGR|CX2SA
R:260418/1108Z 30358@N2MH4.#SENC.NC.USA.NOAM LinBPQ6.0.24
R:260418/1108Z 9981@GB7BED.#21.GBR.EU LinBPQ6.0.25
R:260418/1107Z 53117@EI2GYB.DGL.IRL.EURO LinBPQ6.0.25
R:260418/1107Z 75328@VE3CGR.#SCON.ON.CAN.NOAM LinBPQ6.0.25
R:260418/1107Z @:CX2SA.SAL.URY.SOAM #:64243 [Salto] FBB7.00e $:64243-CX2SA
From: CX2SA@CX2SA.SAL.URY.SOAM
To : EQUAKE@WW
== PRELIMINARY REPORT ==
Event type: Earthquake
Region: south of the Kermadec Islands
Geographic coordinates: 32.088S, 178.063W
Magnitude: 5.9
Depth: 10 km
Universal Time (UTC): 18 Apr 2026 10:47:55
Time near the Epicenter (1): 18 Apr 2026 22:47:55
Time in your area (1): 18 Apr 2026 07:47:55
Location with respect to nearby cities:
696.0 km (431.5 mi) NNE of Hicks Bay, New Zealand
792.5 km (491.3 mi) NNE of Whakatane, New Zealand
811.2 km (502.9 mi) NNE of Gisborne, New Zealand
811.5 km (503.1 mi) ENE of Whangarei, New Zealand
814.5 km (505.0 mi) NE of Tauranga, New Zealand
ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS
________________________________
event ID : us 6000sr3l
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist
(1) Nominal Standard Time; local and daylight savings time zone may differ.
For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000sr3l?utm_medium=email&utm_source=ENS&utm_campaign=realtime
or https://earthquake.usgs.gov/
National Earthquake Information Center
U.S. Geological Survey
________________________________________________________________
Automatic packet bulletin created ONLY for magnitudes 5.00 or up
received from www.usgs.gov by cx2sa.net: 18/04/2026 11:06:03 UTC
________________________________________________________________
Return To Bulletin List