- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 14, 1946 CE
- Location:
- Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
- Magnitude:
- 6.09 Mw
- Depth:
- 35 km
Other earthquake records of 1946 CE
- Dominican Republic, Northeastern Coast · Mw 7.9 · 1,790 deaths
- Japan, Honshu: S Coast · Mw 8.3 · 1,362 deaths
- Turkey, Ustukran · Mw 5.9 · 840 deaths
- Peru, Jocaibamba, Cerro Angaschaj, Cerro Sillapata · M 7.3 · 800 deaths
- Turkmenistan · M 7.5 · 400 deaths
- Algeria, Hodna Mountains · Ms 5.6 · 264 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.1 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand (1946 CE) happen?
- October 14, 1946 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.