Minor mag. 1.7 earthquake - 27 km west of Gisborne, New Zealand, on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 8:02 am (GMT +12) -

Minor magnitude 1.7 earthquake at 17 km depth

17 May 20:04 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 1 minute.
17 May 20:08: Magnitude recalculated from 1.5 to 1.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 17.0 to 17.2 km (from 10.6 to 10.7 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 0.5 km (0.3 mi) towards E.

Earthquake details

Date & time	May 17, 2022 20:02:44 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 8:02 am (GMT +12)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	1.7
Depth	17.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	38.6032°S / 177.70595°E (Gisborne District, Gisborne, New Zealand)
Antipode	38.603°N / 2.294°W
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Nearest volcano	Okataina (Tarawera) (118 km / 73 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	17 km (11 mi) W of Patutahi (pop: 386) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Tiniroto (pop: 1,540) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 27 km (16 mi) WNW of Gisborne (pop: 34,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 56 km (35 mi) NNE of Wairoa (Hawke's Bay) (pop: 4,260) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 76 km (47 mi) SSE of Opotiki (Bay of Plenty) (pop: 4,040) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 95 km (59 mi) SE of Whakatane (Bay of Plenty) (pop: 18,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 120 km (75 mi) NE of Napier City (Hawke's Bay) (pop: 56,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 389 km (242 mi) NE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Broken Clouds 15.1°C (59 F), humidity: 94%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from NW
Estimated seismic energy released	2.2 x 10⁷ joules (6.22 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
1.7	17 km	New Zealand	GEONET (NZ)

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