Date & time | Jan 19, 2023 18:01:36 UTC - |
Local time at epicenter | Friday, Jan 20, 2023 at 7:01 am (GMT +13) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 3.3 |
Depth | 151.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 38.29123°S / 175.93704°E ![]() |
Antipode | 38.291°N / 4.063°W |
Shaking intensity | Not felt |
Primary data source | GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand) |
Nearest volcano | Maroa (19 km / 12 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 9 km (6 mi) SE of Tokoroa (pop: 14,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 32 km (20 mi) WSW of Rotorua (Bay of Plenty) (pop: 65,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 45 km (28 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 70 km (44 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 99 km (61 mi) WSW of Whakatane (Bay of Plenty) (pop: 18,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 348 km (216 mi) NNE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Scattered Clouds ![]() |
Estimated seismic energy released | 5.6 x 109 joules (1.56 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.34 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
3.3 | 151 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
3.1 | 160 km | NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND | EMSC |
3.1 | 160 km | North Island, New Zealand | RaspberryShake |