| Date & time | Jan 21, 2023 10:11:10 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Jan 21, 2023 at 11:11 pm (GMT +13) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.8 |
| Depth | 167.3 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 38.34695°S / 175.87579°E  (South Waikato District, Waikato, New Zealand) |
| Antipode | 38.347°N / 4.124°W |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand) |
| Nearest volcano | Maroa (20 km / 12 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 13 km (8 mi) S of Tokoroa (pop: 14,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 40 km (25 mi) SW of Rotorua (Bay of Plenty) (pop: 65,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 42 km (26 mi) NNW of Taupo (pop: 22,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 60 km (38 mi) S of Matamata (pop: 6,310) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 65 km (40 mi) SE of Cambridge (pop: 15,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 78 km (48 mi) SSW of Tauranga (Bay of Plenty) (pop: 110,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 81 km (51 mi) SE of Hamilton (pop: 152,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 340 km (211 mi) NNE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  16.5°C (62 F), humidity: 95%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from ENE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1 x 109 joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.8 | 167 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
| 2.8 | 167 km | North Island, New Zealand | RaspberryShake |
