Minor mag. 2.0 earthquake - 58 km west of Napier City, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, on Friday, May 20, 2022 at 9:12 pm (GMT +12) -
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Minor magnitude 2.0 earthquake at 25 km depth
20 May 09:14 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.
20 May 09:16: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 27.3 to 28.2 km (from 17 to 17.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.3 km (1.5 mi) towards WNW.
20 May 09:35: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 28.2 to 24.9 km (from 17.5 to 15.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.1 km (1.3 mi) towards NW.
20 May 09:16: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 27.3 to 28.2 km (from 17 to 17.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.3 km (1.5 mi) towards WNW.
20 May 09:35: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 28.2 to 24.9 km (from 17.5 to 15.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.1 km (1.3 mi) towards NW.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 20, 2022 09:12:27 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, May 20, 2022 at 9:12 pm (GMT +12) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2 |
| Depth | 24.9 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 39.65091°S / 176.26405°E  (Central Hawke's Bay District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand) |
| Antipode | 39.651°N / 3.736°W |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand) |
| Nearest volcano | Ruapehu (72 km / 45 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 35 km (22 mi) ESE of Moawhango (Manawatu-Wanganui) (pop: 651) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 50 km (31 mi) W of Hastings (pop: 61,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 55 km (34 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 83 km (52 mi) SSE of Turangi (Waikato) (pop: 3,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 96 km (60 mi) NE of Palmerston North (Manawatu-Wanganui) (pop: 76,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 96 km (60 mi) NNE of Pahiatua (Manawatu-Wanganui) (pop: 2,820) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 221 km (137 mi) NE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Light Rain  5.9°C (43 F), humidity: 84%, wind: 7 m/s (13 kts) from W |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 6.3 x 107 joules (17.5 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.0 | 25 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
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