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Morrinsville / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / very short
| Date & time | Jan 7, 2023 08:58:11 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Jan 7, 2023 at 9:58 pm (GMT +13) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.3 |
| Depth | 155.1 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 38.39791°S / 176.03542°E  (South Waikato District, Waikato, New Zealand) |
| Antipode | 38.398°N / 3.965°W |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 1 report |
| Primary data source | GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand) |
| Nearest volcano | Maroa (5 km / 3 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 23 km (15 mi) SE of Tokoroa (pop: 14,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 32 km (20 mi) N of Taupo (pop: 22,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 34 km (21 mi) SSW of Rotorua (Bay of Plenty) (pop: 65,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 78 km (48 mi) SE of Cambridge (pop: 15,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 80 km (50 mi) S of Tauranga (Bay of Plenty) (pop: 110,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 95 km (59 mi) SE of Hamilton (pop: 152,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 96 km (60 mi) WSW of Whakatane (Bay of Plenty) (pop: 18,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 339 km (211 mi) NNE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  18.7°C (66 F), humidity: 99%, wind: 0 m/s (1 kts) from WNW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.3 | 155 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
| 4.1 | 169 km | New Zealand | RaspberryShake |
| 4.1 | 178 km | NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND | EMSC |
| 4.1 | 169 km | 26 Km SE of Tokoroa, New Zealand | USGS |
| 4.1 | 10 km | North Island, New Zealand | IRIS |
