| Date & time | Jan 18, 2023 00:45:44 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Wednesday, Jan 18, 2023 at 1:45 pm (GMT +13) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.6 |
| Depth | 5.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 38.58207°S / 176.18961°E  (Taupo District, Waikato, New Zealand) |
| Antipode | 38.582°N / 3.81°W |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand) |
| Nearest volcano | Maroa (20 km / 12 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 10 km (6 mi) NE of Wairakei (pop: 510) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 15 km (9 mi) NE of Taupo (pop: 22,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 46 km (29 mi) WSW of Murupara (Bay of Plenty) (pop: 1,880) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) SE of Tokoroa (pop: 14,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 50 km (31 mi) S of Rotorua (Bay of Plenty) (pop: 65,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 98 km (61 mi) SW of Whakatane (Bay of Plenty) (pop: 18,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 119 km (74 mi) SE of Hamilton (pop: 152,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 324 km (201 mi) NNE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  23°C (73 F), humidity: 39%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from ESE |
| 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 | 5 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
| 2.6 | 5 km | North Island, New Zealand | RaspberryShake |
