Light mag. 3.2 earthquake - Tasman Sea, 15 km southwest of Wellington, New Zealand, on Saturday, Jan 1, 2022 at 10:21 am (GMT +13) -

Light magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 15 km depth

31 Dec 21:23 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.
31 Dec 21:24: Magnitude recalculated from 3.2 to 3.1.
31 Dec 21:30: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 22.6 to 14.8 km (from 14 to 9.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.2 km (1.4 mi) towards WSW.
31 Dec 21:31: Magnitude recalculated from 3.1 to 3.2.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 31, 2021 21:21:29 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Jan 1, 2022 at 10:21 am (GMT +13)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.2
Depth	14.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	41.37235°S / 174.63402°E (Tasman Sea, New Zealand)
Antipode	41.372°N / 5.366°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Nearest volcano	Taranaki (235 km / 146 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	15 km (9 mi) SW of Wellington (pop: 381,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 22°C (72 F), humidity: 64%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from N
Estimated seismic energy released	4 x 10⁹ joules (1.11 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.951 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.2	15 km	New Zealand	GEONET (NZ)
3.1	23 km	3.1 COOK STRAIT, NEW ZEALAND	EMSC

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