| Date & time | Dec 13, 2022 23:37:52 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Wednesday, Dec 14, 2022 at 12:37 pm (GMT +13) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.7 |
| Depth | 126.4 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 38.25257°S / 176.00183°E  (South Waikato District, Waikato, New Zealand) |
| Antipode | 38.253°N / 3.998°W |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand) |
| Nearest volcano | Maroa (20 km / 12 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 12 km (7 mi) E of Tokoroa (pop: 14,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 25 km (15 mi) WSW of Rotorua (Bay of Plenty) (pop: 65,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) N of Taupo (pop: 22,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 64 km (40 mi) SE of Cambridge (pop: 15,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 65 km (40 mi) SSW of Tauranga (Bay of Plenty) (pop: 110,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 82 km (51 mi) SE of Hamilton (pop: 152,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 92 km (57 mi) WSW of Whakatane (Bay of Plenty) (pop: 18,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 353 km (220 mi) NNE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Light Rain  17.1°C (63 F), humidity: 95%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from E |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 7.1 x 108 joules (197 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.169 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.7 | 126 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
| 2.7 | 126 km | New Zealand | RaspberryShake |
