Minor mag. 1.3 earthquake - 51 km west of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, on Friday, May 20, 2022 at 9:11 pm (GMT +12) -
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Minor magnitude 1.3 earthquake at 33 km depth
20 May 09:13 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 1 minute.
20 May 09:14: Magnitude recalculated from 1.7 to 1.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 30.8 to 40.6 km (from 19.1 to 25 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.1 km (1.3 mi) towards NW.
20 May 09:22: Magnitude recalculated from 1.8 to 1.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 40.6 to 32.5 km (from 25 to 20 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.2 km (2 mi) towards NW.
20 May 09:14: Magnitude recalculated from 1.7 to 1.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 30.8 to 40.6 km (from 19.1 to 25 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.1 km (1.3 mi) towards NW.
20 May 09:22: Magnitude recalculated from 1.8 to 1.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 40.6 to 32.5 km (from 25 to 20 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.2 km (2 mi) towards NW.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 20, 2022 09:11:44 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, May 20, 2022 at 9:11 pm (GMT +12) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 1.3 |
| Depth | 32.5 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 39.63641°S / 176.25616°E  (Central Hawke's Bay District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand) |
| Antipode | 39.636°N / 3.744°W |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand) |
| Nearest volcano | Ruapehu (71 km / 44 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 34 km (21 mi) E of Moawhango (Manawatu-Wanganui) (pop: 651) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 51 km (32 mi) W of Hastings (pop: 61,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 53 km (33 mi) ESE of Waiouru (Manawatu-Wanganui) (pop: 1,350) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 58 km (36 mi) WSW of Napier City (pop: 56,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 82 km (51 mi) SSE of Turangi (Waikato) (pop: 3,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 97 km (60 mi) NE of Palmerston North (Manawatu-Wanganui) (pop: 76,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 98 km (61 mi) NNE of Pahiatua (Manawatu-Wanganui) (pop: 2,820) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 222 km (138 mi) NE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Light Rain  5.8°C (42 F), humidity: 84%, wind: 7 m/s (13 kts) from W |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 5.6 x 106 joules (1.56 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 1.3 | 33 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
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