2021 Kermadec Islands earthquake is located in Oceania
The 2021 Kermadec Islands earthquake was a magnitude 8.1 earthquake that occurred at 19:28:31 UTC on 4 March 2021. The epicentre was located south of Raoul Island in the Kermadec Islands.[1] The earthquake was preceded by a magnitude 7.4 foreshock[2] and followed by a magnitude 6.1 aftershock.[3] A separate, unrelated magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurred off the coast of North Island, approximately 900 km to the south, several hours before the main quakes.[4]