Moderate mag. 4.8 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, on Tuesday, Jan 25, 2022 at 4:38 pm (GMT +13) -
Moderate magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 10 km depth
25 Jan 04:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 22 minutes.
28 Jan 00:48: Epicenter location corrected by 6 km (3.8 mi) towards ESE.
28 Jan 00:48: Epicenter location corrected by 6 km (3.8 mi) towards ESE.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 25, 2022 03:38:06 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, Jan 25, 2022 at 4:38 pm (GMT +13) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.8 |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 29.5997°S / 176.8628°W  (South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand) |
| Antipode | 29.6°N / 3.137°E |
| Shaking intensity | Moderate shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Raoul Island (109 km / 68 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Scattered Clouds  24.5°C (76 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 6 m/s (13 kts) from NE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.8 | 10 km | New Zealand: Kermadec Islands Region | USGS |
| 4.8 | 10 km | New Zealand: Kermadec Islands Region | RaspberryShake |
| 4.8 | 10 km | New Zealand: KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION | EMSC |
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