M6.0 earthquake - south of the Kermadec Islands

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck south of the Kermadec Islands on 12 Jan 1975, 17:47 UTC at a depth of 23 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.