Date & time | Jan 13, 2023 09:33:07 UTC - |
Local time at epicenter | Friday, Jan 13, 2023 at 10:33 pm (GMT +13) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 3.1 |
Depth | 188.5 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 38.19636°S / 175.98726°E ![]() |
Antipode | 38.196°N / 4.013°W |
Shaking intensity | Not felt |
Primary data source | GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand) |
Nearest volcano | Maroa (26 km / 16 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Tokoroa (pop: 14,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 23 km (15 mi) WSW of Rotorua (Bay of Plenty) (pop: 65,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 55 km (34 mi) N of Taupo (pop: 22,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 59 km (37 mi) SSW of Tauranga (Bay of Plenty) (pop: 110,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 60 km (37 mi) SE of Cambridge (pop: 15,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 77 km (48 mi) SE of Hamilton (pop: 152,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 91 km (57 mi) WSW of Whakatane (Bay of Plenty) (pop: 18,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 359 km (223 mi) NNE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds ![]() |
Estimated seismic energy released | 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
3.1 | 189 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
3.1 | 188 km | North Island, New Zealand | RaspberryShake |
3.1 | 188 km | NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND | EMSC |