| Date & time | Dec 22, 2022 15:39:02 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, Dec 23, 2022 at 4:39 am (GMT +13) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.6 |
| Depth | 143.5 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 38.25411°S / 175.97624°E  (South Waikato District, Waikato, New Zealand) |
| Antipode | 38.254°N / 4.024°W |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand) |
| Nearest volcano | Maroa (21 km / 13 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Tokoroa (pop: 14,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Rotorua (Bay of Plenty) (pop: 65,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 49 km (30 mi) NNW of Taupo (pop: 22,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 63 km (39 mi) SE of Cambridge (pop: 15,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 65 km (41 mi) SSW of Tauranga (Bay of Plenty) (pop: 110,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 80 km (50 mi) SE of Hamilton (pop: 152,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 94 km (59 mi) WSW of Whakatane (Bay of Plenty) (pop: 18,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 353 km (219 mi) NNE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Few Clouds  11.5°C (53 F), humidity: 86%, wind: 0 m/s (1 kts) from NE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 5 x 108 joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.6 | 144 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
| 2.6 | 144 km | North Island, New Zealand | RaspberryShake |
