# Earthquake Strikes Near Island

- Place: Raoul Island Station, Kermadec Islands (-29.2465, -177.9264)
- Published: 2026-11-07T11:49:02.734Z · expires 2026-11-14T11:49:02.734Z
- Floors (The Arena): none
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/8sh
- AI-written summary of the sources below; check them.

A moderate 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck 242 km north of Raoul Island on Tuesday morning, per VolcanoDiscovery.

The quake occurred at 01:41 am local time in the South Pacific Ocean, with no reported damage or casualties.

This follows a stronger 5.1-magnitude temblor near Gisborne, New Zealand, on Monday, which was also shallow and non-destructive.

## Sources

- [Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 242 km north of Raoul Island, New Zealand, on Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026, at 01:41 am (GMT +12)](https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/23608847/mag4quake-Nov-2-2026-Kermadec-Islands-Region.html) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-02
- [Strong mag. 5.1 earthquake - Gisborne, New Zealand, on Monday, Nov 2, 2026, at 02:18 pm (GMT +13)](https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/23572272/mag2quake-Nov-2-2026-New-Zealand.html) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-02

## Open data shown on the globe

- M4.6 earthquake · USGS · plate boundaries: Bird 2003: 523 km deep · 2 d ago · 14 quakes nearby this week · check: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=-36.2,-186.9&extent=-22.2,-168.9&range=week