Minor mag. 1.8 earthquake - 16 km southwest of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand, on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 5:22 am (GMT +12) -

Minor magnitude 1.8 earthquake at 4 km depth

17 May 17:24 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 1 minute.
17 May 17:25: Magnitude recalculated from 1.7 to 1.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 9.2 to 3.8 km (from 5.7 to 2.4 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2 km (1.3 mi) towards NNW.

Earthquake details

Date & time	May 17, 2022 17:22:52 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 5:22 am (GMT +12)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	1.8
Depth	3.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	38.81575°S / 176.00333°E (Taupo District, Waikato, New Zealand)
Antipode	38.816°N / 3.997°W
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Nearest volcano	Taupo (1 km / 1 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	16 km (10 mi) SSW of Taupo (pop: 22,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 26 km (16 mi) NE of Turangi (pop: 3,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 66 km (41 mi) S of Tokoroa (pop: 14,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 78 km (49 mi) SSW of Rotorua (Bay of Plenty) (pop: 65,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 109 km (68 mi) NW of Napier City (Hawke's Bay) (pop: 56,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 117 km (73 mi) NW of Hastings (Hawke's Bay) (pop: 61,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 131 km (81 mi) SSE of Hamilton (pop: 152,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 294 km (183 mi) NNE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 20 km (13 mi) N of North Island (pop: 3,749,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Broken Clouds 14.4°C (58 F), humidity: 89%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from WSW
Estimated seismic energy released	3.2 x 10⁷ joules (8.78 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
1.8	3.8 km	New Zealand	GEONET (NZ)

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