Minor mag. 2.4 earthquake - 35 km south of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at 6:11 pm (GMT +12) -
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Minor magnitude 2.4 earthquake at 28 km depth
22 May 06:13 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 1 minute.
22 May 06:14: Magnitude recalculated from 2.5 to 2.4. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 35.5 to 28.2 km (from 22 to 17.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.6 km (2.8 mi) towards NW.
22 May 06:14: Magnitude recalculated from 2.5 to 2.4. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 35.5 to 28.2 km (from 22 to 17.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.6 km (2.8 mi) towards NW.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 22, 2022 06:11:44 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Sunday, May 22, 2022 at 6:11 pm (GMT +12) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.4 |
| Depth | 28.2 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 39.94427°S / 176.74466°E  (Central Hawke's Bay District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand) |
| Antipode | 39.944°N / 3.255°W |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand) |
| Nearest volcano | Ruapehu (125 km / 78 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 12 km (7 mi) SE of Otane (pop: 566) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) ENE of Takapau (pop: 597) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) SSW of Hastings (pop: 61,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 41 km (25 mi) NNE of Porangahau (pop: 141) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 52 km (32 mi) SSW of Napier City (pop: 56,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 95 km (59 mi) NE of Pahiatua (Manawatu-Wanganui) (pop: 2,820) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 107 km (66 mi) ENE of Palmerston North (Manawatu-Wanganui) (pop: 76,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 223 km (139 mi) NE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  12.3°C (54 F), humidity: 65%, wind: 6 m/s (11 kts) from W |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2.5 x 108 joules (69.8 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.4 | 28 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.4, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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