Raoul and below the seabed. On 9 December 2007 at 8:28pm NZST a magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook the area, centered approximately north of Raoul Island at a depth of . On 30 September 2008 at 3:19:31 NZST a magnitude 7.0 earthquake centered S of Raoul occurred, with an approximate depth of . More recently on 22 October 2011 at 05:57:17 NZST a Magnitude 7.4 earthquake originating at 28.941S 176.045W at a depth of 39 km occurred according to the United States Geological Survey. July 2011 earthquake 7 July 2011 – 7:03am. A 7.6 Magnitude earthquake occurred at a depth of 24 km, 211 km east of Raoul Island. 7 July 2011 – 8:51am Pacific Tsunami Warning Center scientist Barry Hirshorn told Newstalk ZB the quake generated a 1.9 metre tsunami at Raoul Island. October 2011 earthquake 22 October 2011 – 5:57pm. A 7.4 magnitude earthquake occurred at a depth of , east of Raoul Island. The Ministry of Civil Defence had issued the advisory while it assessed the severity of the threat to New Zealand. The Ministry was warning people in coastal areas to stay off beaches and out of the water. People were advised to avoid sightseeing and remain on alert in case the earthquake has generated a tsunami, however by mid-morning warnings had lifted. 2012 - Mihai Muncus-Nagy Department of Conservation volunteer Mihai Muncus-Nagy, a 33-year-old biologist from Romania, went missing on Raoul Island on 2 January 2012. He went to Raoul at the end of October 2011. His vehicle and gear were found close to where he was carrying out water temperature readings on the morning of 2 January 2012. The remaining staff and volunteers searched the shore, but did not find any further signs of him. A helicopter was sent to Raoul by the Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) from Taupō to carry out an aerial search. A DOC boat was also used in the search. Muncus-Nagy was presumed drowned. Auckland District Court found the Department of Conservation culpable in his death for failing to ensure his safety. March 2021 earthquake 4 March 2021 – 08:28 local time. An 8.1 magnitude earthquake occurred at a depth of , east of Raoul Island. Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the island was uninhabited at the time. The earthquake led to a tsunami warning for much of New Zealand, and evacuation of some coastal regions of the North