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Minor mag. 3.8 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 485 km northeast of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 1:42 am (GMT +12) -

Minor mag. 3.8 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 485 km northeast of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 1:42 am (GMT +12) Minor mag. 3.8 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 485 km northeast of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 1:42 am (GMT +12)

Minor magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 206 km depth

18 May 13:45 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 3 minutes.
18 May 13:46: Magnitude recalculated from 2.2 to 2.3.
18 May 13:50: Magnitude recalculated from 2.3 to 3.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 52.8 to 218.8 km (from 33 to 136 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 379 km (235 mi) towards NNE.
18 May 14:04: Magnitude recalculated from 3.7 to 3.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 218.8 to 206.1 km (from 136 to 128 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 25 km (15 mi) towards WNW.

Earthquake details

Date & timeMay 18, 2022 13:42:06 UTC -
Local time at epicenterThursday, May 19, 2022 at 1:42 am (GMT +12)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude3.8
Depth206.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude34.3247°S / 179.96947°E
Antipode34.325°N / 0.031°W
Shaking intensityNot felt
Primary data sourceGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Nearest volcanoBrothers (102 km / 63 mi)
Nearby towns and cities
Weather at epicenter at time of quakeModerate Rain 18.5°C (65 F), humidity: 95%, wind: 9 m/s (18 kts) from WNW
Estimated seismic energy released3.2 x 1010 joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Mag.DepthLocationSource
3.8206 kmNew ZealandGEONET (NZ)

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