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Minor mag. 2.3 earthquake - 18 km northwest of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand, on Sunday, Jan 22, 2023 at 4:52 am (GMT +13) -

Minor magnitude 2.3 earthquake at 144 km depth

21 Jan 15:55 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.
21 Jan 15:56: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 138.6 to 139.0 km (from 86 to 86 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 11 km (6.9 mi) towards N.
21 Jan 16:17: Magnitude recalculated from 2.2 to 2.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 139.0 to 144.0 km (from 86 to 89 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 6 km (3.7 mi) towards ESE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jan 21, 2023 15:52:49 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Sunday, Jan 22, 2023 at 4:52 am (GMT +13)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.3
Depth	144.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	38.56089°S / 175.94156°E (Taupo District, Waikato, New Zealand)
Antipode	38.561°N / 4.058°W
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Nearest volcano	Maroa (20 km / 12 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	16 km (10 mi) WNW of Wairakei (pop: 510) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) NW of Taupo (pop: 22,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 37 km (23 mi) S of Tokoroa (pop: 14,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 54 km (33 mi) SSW of Rotorua (Bay of Plenty) (pop: 65,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 88 km (54 mi) SSE of Cambridge (pop: 15,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 99 km (62 mi) S of Tauranga (Bay of Plenty) (pop: 110,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 104 km (65 mi) SE of Hamilton (pop: 152,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 319 km (198 mi) NNE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Broken Clouds 13.1°C (56 F), humidity: 90%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from ENE
Estimated seismic energy released	1.8 x 10⁸ joules (49.4 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.3	144 km	New Zealand	GEONET (NZ)
2.3	144 km	North Island, New Zealand	RaspberryShake

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