The 2021 Kermadec Islands earthquake was an earthquake measuring 8.1 on the moment magnitude scale that occurred at 8:28:31 a.m. NZST on 5 March 2021 (19:28:31 UTC 4 March). The epicentre was located south of Raoul Island in the Kermadec Islands. It was preceded by a 7.4 foreshock and followed by a 6.1 aftershock.
2021 Kermadec Islands earthquake