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Light mag. 4.6 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 2:38 am (GMT +12) -

Light mag. 4.6 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 2:38 am (GMT +12) Light mag. 4.6 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 2:38 am (GMT +12)

Light magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 269 km depth

16 May 14:43 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 4 minutes.
16 May 14:54: Magnitude recalculated from 4.4 to 4.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 320.4 to 269.0 km (from 199 to 167 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 28 km (17 mi) towards ENE.

Earthquake details

Date & timeMay 16, 2022 14:38:42 UTC -
Local time at epicenterTuesday, May 17, 2022 at 2:38 am (GMT +12)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude4.6
Depth269.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude30.27992°S / 178.18614°W (South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand)
Antipode30.28°N / 1.814°E
Shaking intensityVery weak shaking
Felt0 reports
Primary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Nearest volcanoMacauley (29 km / 18 mi)
Nearby towns and cities
Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 19.9°C (68 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 6 m/s (11 kts) from WSW
Estimated seismic energy released5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Mag.DepthLocationSource
4.6269 kmNew ZealandGEONET (NZ)

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