Date & time | Mar 21, 2023 10:02:05 UTC - |
Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, Mar 21, 2023 at 11:02 pm (GMT +13) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 0.5 |
Depth | 5.9 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 39.23132°S / 175.44231°E ![]() |
Antipode | 39.231°N / 4.558°W |
Shaking intensity | Not felt |
Primary data source | GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand) |
Nearest volcano | Ruapehu (12 km / 7 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 6 km (4 mi) SE of National Park (pop: 500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 34 km (21 mi) NW of Waiouru (pop: 1,350) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 41 km (26 mi) SW of Turangi (pop: 3,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) NE of Jerusalem (pop: 1,160) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 82 km (51 mi) SW of Taupo (pop: 22,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 85 km (53 mi) NNE of Whanganui (pop: 40,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 100 km (62 mi) E of Stratford (pop: 6,120) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 236 km (146 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 | 3.5 x 105 joules (0.099 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
0.5 | 5.9 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
0.5 | 5.9 km | North Island, New Zealand | RaspberryShake |