| Date & time | Dec 10, 2022 03:37:28 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Dec 10, 2022 at 4:37 pm (GMT +13) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2 |
| Depth | 3.6 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 38.61663°S / 176.07465°E  (Taupo District, Waikato, New Zealand) |
| Antipode | 38.617°N / 3.925°W |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand) |
| Nearest volcano | Maroa (22 km / 14 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 3 km (2 mi) NW of Wairakei (pop: 510) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 7 km (5 mi) N of Taupo (pop: 22,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 46 km (29 mi) SSE of Tokoroa (pop: 14,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) NNE of Turangi (pop: 3,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 55 km (34 mi) SSW of Rotorua (Bay of Plenty) (pop: 65,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 99 km (62 mi) SE of Cambridge (pop: 15,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 116 km (72 mi) SE of Hamilton (pop: 152,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 317 km (197 mi) NNE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Light Rain  17.7°C (64 F), humidity: 94%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from NW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 6.3 x 107 joules (17.5 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.0 | 3.6 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
| 2.0 | 3.6 km | North Island, New Zealand | RaspberryShake |
Date and time GMT | Mag Depth | Distance | Location | Details |
| Feb 2, 1931 22:46 92 years ago | 7.4 35 km | 120km / 74mi | Central Hawke's Bay District, 37 km W of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | More |
| Feb 13, 1931 01:27 92 years ago | 7.3 45 km | 97km / 60mi | Rangitikei District, Manawatu-Wanganui, 57 km W of Hastings, New Zealand | More |
| Mar 5, 1934 11:46 89 years ago | 7.2 35 km | 223km / 139mi | 18 km NW of Levin, Horowhenua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More |
| Feb 5, 1995 22:51 28 years ago | 7.1 21 km | 253km / 157mi | East Island, 119 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand | More |
| Mar 25, 1947 20:32 76 years ago | 7.0 165 km | 134km / 83mi | 19 km NE of Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | More |
| Sep 15, 1932 13:54 91 years ago | 6.9 15 km | 185km / 115mi | 60 km S of Gisborne, New Zealand | More |
| Dec 30, 1984 21:36 38 years ago | 6.8 39 km | 251km / 156mi | 165 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Aug 1, 1942 12:34 81 years ago | 6.8 35 km | 242km / 150mi | 11 km SE of Levin, Horowhenua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More |
| Jun 28, 1921 13:58 102 years ago | 6.7 25 km | 138km / 86mi | 5.9 km SE of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | More |
| Dec 20, 2007 07:55 15 years ago | 6.6 20 km | 197km / 122mi | 47 km SE of Gisborne, New Zealand | More |
| Feb 10, 1995 01:45 28 years ago | 6.5 28 km | 236km / 147mi | East Island, 103 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand | More |
| Dec 15, 1994 11:20 28 years ago | 6.5 33 km | 195km / 121mi | 128 km E of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Mar 2, 1987 01:42 36 years ago | 6.5 19 km | 94km / 59mi | Rurima Island, 61 km SE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Dec 28, 1956 14:24 66 years ago | 6.5 35 km | 141km / 88mi | 23 km NW of Te Karaka, Gisborne District, New Zealand | More |
| Aug 10, 1993 09:46 30 years ago | 6.4 14 km | 129km / 80mi | 42 km W of Gisborne, New Zealand | More |
| May 13, 1990 04:23 33 years ago | 6.4 21 km | 187km / 116mi | 39 km E of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More |
| Jan 30, 1956 08:43 67 years ago | 6.4 15 km | 176km / 110mi | 64 km NW of Te Kaha, Opotiki District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Feb 8, 1931 01:43 92 years ago | 6.4 15 km | 149km / 93mi | 26 km E of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | More |
| Jan 20, 2014 02:52 9 years ago | 6.3 27 km | 227km / 141mi | 39 km SE of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More |
| Jan 20, 2014 02:52 9 years ago | 6.3 50 km | 245km / 152mi | 9.3 km N of Castlepoint, Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand | More |
| Aug 12, 2013 04:20 10 years ago | 6.3 13 km | 196km / 122mi | 8.3 km S of Tokomaru, Gisborne District, New Zealand | More |
| Jul 3, 2012 10:36 11 years ago | 6.3 230 km | 254km / 158mi | Tasman Sea, 66 km SW of Hawera, South Taranaki District, New Zealand | More |
| Feb 19, 1990 05:34 33 years ago | 6.3 24 km | 192km / 120mi | 42 km E of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More |
| Jul 27, 1970 12:31 53 years ago | 6.3 95 km | 152km / 95mi | 50 km E of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Feb 10, 1951 03:27 72 years ago | 6.3 15 km | 167km / 104mi | 19 km S of Otane, Central Hawke's Bay District, New Zealand | More |
| Mar 15, 1934 10:46 89 years ago | 6.3 25 km | 125km / 78mi | 7.5 km NW of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | More |
| Oct 30, 2018 02:13 4 years ago | 6.2 207 km | 103km / 64mi | 22 km S of Ohura, Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More |
| Jan 20, 2014 02:52 9 years ago | 6.2 34 km | 224km / 139mi | 36 km SE of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More |
| Oct 25, 1999 20:31 23 years ago | 6.2 159 km | 25km / 16mi | 24 km W of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | More |
| Jun 21, 1992 17:43 31 years ago | 6.2 10 km | 124km / 77mi | Rurima Island, 61 km E of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Feb 28, 1974 13:59 49 years ago | 6.2 15 km | 212km / 132mi | 114 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Jan 5, 1973 13:54 50 years ago | 6.2 150 km | 84km / 52mi | Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui, 66 km W of North Island, New Zealand | More |
| Feb 25, 1927 15:41 96 years ago | 6.2 35 km | 173km / 107mi | 49 km N of Gisborne, New Zealand | More |
| Nov 20, 1991 09:23 31 years ago | 6.1 79 km | 310km / 193mi | 236 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Apr 23, 1951 06:50 72 years ago | 6.1 20 km | 225km / 140mi | 63 km N of Ruatoria, Gisborne District, New Zealand | More |
| Jan 23, 2019 07:08 4 years ago | 6.0 32 km | 202km / 126mi | 12 km SW of Ruatoria, Gisborne District, New Zealand | More |
| Feb 13, 1995 00:11 28 years ago | 6.0 28 km | 249km / 155mi | East Island, 127 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand | More |
| Jul 19, 1985 14:34 38 years ago | 6.0 52 km | 80km / 50mi | Wairoa District, Hawke's Bay, 95 km SE of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Mar 8, 1984 00:40 39 years ago | 6.0 88 km | 108km / 67mi | Opotiki District, 86 km E of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Dec 8, 1965 18:05 57 years ago | 6.0 175 km | 204km / 127mi | 61 km N of Te Kaha, Opotiki District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Oct 21, 2021 21:58 1 year 22 weeks ago | 5.9 210 km | 110km / 68mi | 73 km E of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand | More |
| Nov 23, 2019 16:34 3 years ago | 5.9 115 km | 169km / 105mi | South Pacific Ocean, 65 km N of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Jun 15, 1965 09:20 58 years ago | 5.9 95 km | 133km / 83mi | 16 km SE of Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Jan 12, 2022 10:49 1 year 10 weeks ago | 5.8 187 km | 151km / 94mi | Taranaki, 127 km W of North Island, New Zealand | More |
| Apr 29, 2021 03:58 1 year 47 weeks ago | 5.8 33 km | 148km / 92mi | 30 km NW of Gisborne, New Zealand | More |
| Dec 7, 2012 18:19 10 years ago | 5.8 175 km | 30km / 18mi | Waikato, 29 km SW of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| May 18, 1999 09:19 24 years ago | 5.8 283 km | 71km / 44mi | Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui, 99 km S of Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand | More |
| Mar 2, 1987 01:50 36 years ago | 5.8 18 km | 117km / 73mi | Rurima Island, 70 km E of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Oct 16, 2012 23:42 10 years ago | 5.7 104 km | 9km / 6mi | 16 km N of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | More |
| Aug 18, 1999 01:16 24 years ago | 5.7 155 km | 180km / 112mi | 110 km E of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Apr 11, 1993 06:59 30 years ago | 5.7 33 km | 132km / 82mi | Central Hawke's Bay District, 29 km SW of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | More |
| Mar 5, 1981 12:53 42 years ago | 5.7 33 km | 181km / 113mi | 109 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Nov 30, 2022 10:47 16 weeks ago | 5.6 5 km | 28km / 17mi | North Island, 22 km SW of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | More |
| Jul 17, 2012 01:35 11 years ago | 5.6 290 km | 94km / 59mi | Moturiki Island, 15 km SE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Jan 27, 2011 15:02 12 years ago | 5.6 158 km | 14km / 9mi | 22 km N of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | More |
| Jul 18, 2004 04:22 19 years ago | 5.6 5 km | 78km / 49mi | 28 km NE of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Mar 25, 1992 17:27 31 years ago | 5.6 33 km | 128km / 80mi | Rurima Island, 71 km E of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Sep 2, 1982 15:58 41 years ago | 5.6 33 km | 144km / 90mi | 13 km S of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | More |
| Oct 5, 1980 15:32 42 years ago | 5.6 32 km | 109km / 68mi | 34 km W of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | More |
| Apr 29, 1975 15:20 48 years ago | 5.6 110 km | 49km / 30mi | North Island, 43 km SW of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | More |
| Jun 27, 1966 21:47 57 years ago | 5.6 115 km | 97km / 60mi | Opotiki District, 24 km S of Waimana, New Zealand | More |
| Feb 4, 2020 09:47 3 years ago | 5.5 257 km | 117km / 73mi | South Pacific Ocean, 34 km E of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Sep 23, 2015 18:47 7 years ago | 5.5 167 km | 22km / 14mi | 29 km N of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | More |
| Oct 16, 2012 23:42 10 years ago | 5.5 110 km | 8km / 5mi | 8.8 km NE of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | More |
| Sep 1, 2012 02:39 11 years ago | 5.5 220 km | 61km / 38mi | 4.4 km NW of Mamaku, Rotorua District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Jul 5, 2011 03:36 12 years ago | 5.5 152 km | 29km / 18mi | 29 km W of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | More |
| Aug 25, 2008 11:25 15 years ago | 5.5 32 km | 139km / 87mi | 8.6 km S of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | More |
| Oct 15, 2001 03:49 21 years ago | 5.5 48 km | 129km / 80mi | 21 km W of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | More |
| May 24, 2001 18:07 22 years ago | 5.5 261 km | 65km / 41mi | Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui, 63 km W of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | More |
| Nov 16, 1991 00:35 31 years ago | 5.5 286 km | 161km / 100mi | 69 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Mar 2, 1987 07:55 36 years ago | 5.5 10 km | 103km / 64mi | Rurima Island, 13 km NW of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Mar 20, 1976 17:58 47 years ago | 5.5 51 km | 107km / 66mi | Wairoa District, 47 km NE of Napier City, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | More |
| Dec 2, 2022 05:07 16 weeks ago | 5.4 157 km | 25km / 16mi | Waikato, 31 km SW of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Oct 1, 2019 05:16 3 years ago | 5.4 27 km | 159km / 99mi | South Pacific Ocean, 8.2 km SE of Nuhaka, New Zealand | More |
| Nov 1, 2015 05:42 7 years ago | 5.4 39 km | 88km / 55mi | 26 km E of Waiouru, Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More |
| Aug 12, 2013 04:18 10 years ago | 5.4 208 km | 186km / 115mi | South Pacific Ocean, 15 km NE of Te Kaha, New Zealand | More |
| Mar 23, 1999 10:44 24 years ago | 5.4 148 km | 104km / 65mi | Rurima Island, 59 km E of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Sep 25, 1996 10:35 27 years ago | 5.4 226 km | 121km / 75mi | Stratford District, 71 km E of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand | More |
| Apr 28, 1985 23:00 38 years ago | 5.4 10 km | 116km / 72mi | Motiti Island, 33 km E of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Aug 17, 1984 18:41 39 years ago | 5.4 64 km | 128km / 80mi | 24 km W of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | More |
| Sep 22, 1978 10:42 45 years ago | 5.4 186 km | 119km / 74mi | Motiti Island, 34 km E of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Mar 20, 1976 18:38 47 years ago | 5.4 45 km | 140km / 87mi | 49 km NE of Napier City, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | More |
| Mar 20, 1976 18:05 47 years ago | 5.4 45 km | 112km / 70mi | 36 km NE of Napier City, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | More |
| Mar 22, 2021 18:15 1 year 52 weeks ago | 5.3 133 km | 96km / 60mi | 53 km SE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Feb 1, 2016 19:04 7 years ago | 5.3 5.5 km | 53km / 33mi | Bay of Plenty, 51 km E of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | More |
| Jan 11, 2016 00:14 7 years ago | 5.3 138 km | 51km / 32mi | Mokoia Island, 15 km SE of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Jul 13, 2012 14:01 11 years ago | 5.3 60 km | 79km / 49mi | 25 km E of Murupara, Whakatane District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Jul 7, 2012 00:50 11 years ago | 5.3 91 km | 55km / 34mi | North Island, 8.6 km S of Turangi, Waikato, New Zealand | More |
| Jul 8, 2006 11:27 17 years ago | 5.3 30 km | 94km / 58mi | Hastings District, 35 km N of Napier City, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | More |
| Apr 8, 2006 15:41 17 years ago | 5.3 158 km | 29km / 18mi | South Waikato District, 30 km SW of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Aug 17, 2002 08:21 21 years ago | 5.3 171 km | 90km / 56mi | Whakatane District, 55 km SE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Aug 8, 2000 10:31 23 years ago | 5.3 64 km | 73km / 45mi | Hastings District, Hawke's Bay, 38 km SE of North Island, New Zealand | More |
| Jul 12, 1991 04:42 32 years ago | 5.3 67 km | 85km / 53mi | Rangitikei District, Manawatu-Wanganui, 42 km S of North Island, New Zealand | More |
| Oct 27, 1986 04:25 36 years ago | 5.3 136 km | 33km / 20mi | Taupo District, Waikato, 41 km NW of North Island, New Zealand | More |
| Jan 23, 1985 19:02 38 years ago | 5.3 76 km | 134km / 83mi | Opotiki District, 46 km E of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Apr 2, 1983 20:33 40 years ago | 5.3 117 km | 161km / 100mi | Opotiki District, 59 km E of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Jun 23, 1980 16:45 43 years ago | 5.3 63 km | 144km / 89mi | Rangitikei District, 54 km N of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More |
| Jun 17, 1979 14:15 44 years ago | 5.3 121 km | 142km / 88mi | South Taranaki District, 82 km SE of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand | More |
| Aug 18, 1975 14:31 48 years ago | 5.3 149 km | 41km / 25mi | Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui, 40 km W of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | More |
| May 24, 1975 18:48 48 years ago | 5.3 151 km | 52km / 32mi | Waitomo District, 79 km S of Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand | More |
