Weak mag. 3.0 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, on Wednesday, Jan 19, 2022 at 4:00 am (GMT +12) -

Weak magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 33 km depth

18 Jan 16:05 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 4 minutes.
18 Jan 16:35: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 72.4 to 33.0 km (from 45 to 21 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.7 km (2.3 mi) towards NE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jan 18, 2022 16:00:56 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Jan 19, 2022 at 4:00 am (GMT +12)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3
Depth	33.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	37.49358°S / 179.78577°E (South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand)
Antipode	37.494°N / 0.214°W
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Nearest volcano	Tangaroa (204 km / 127 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	135 km (84 mi) ENE of Ruatoria (pop: 897) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 149 km (92 mi) ENE of Tokomaru (pop: 495) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 163 km (101 mi) NE of Tolaga Bay (pop: 932) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 202 km (126 mi) NE of Gisborne (pop: 34,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 603 km (374 mi) NE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 20°C (68 F), humidity: 81%, wind: 6 m/s (12 kts) from NNW
Estimated seismic energy released	2 x 10⁹ joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.0	33 km	New Zealand	GEONET (NZ)

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