Moderate mag. 5.4 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, on Monday, May 23, 2022 at 5:37 pm (GMT -12) -
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Moderate magnitude 5.4 earthquake at 321 km depth
24 May 05:42 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 5 minutes.
24 May 06:10: Magnitude recalculated from 5.7 to 5.4. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 318.3 to 304.3 km (from 198 to 189 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 282 km (175 mi) towards WNW.
24 May 06:37: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 304.3 to 320.5 km (from 189 to 199 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 20 km (12 mi) towards E.
24 May 06:10: Magnitude recalculated from 5.7 to 5.4. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 318.3 to 304.3 km (from 198 to 189 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 282 km (175 mi) towards WNW.
24 May 06:37: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 304.3 to 320.5 km (from 189 to 199 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 20 km (12 mi) towards E.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 24, 2022 05:37:15 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Monday, May 23, 2022 at 5:37 pm (GMT -12) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 5.4 |
| Depth | 320.5 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 30.80554°S / 177.97963°W  (South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand) |
| Antipode | 30.806°N / 2.02°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand) |
| Nearest volcano | Curtis Island (63 km / 39 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Heavy Intensity Rain  19.7°C (67 F), humidity: 95%, wind: 6 m/s (11 kts) from ENE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 7.9 x 1012 joules (2.21 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1898 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 5.4 | 321 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
| 4.5 | 311 km | New Zealand: Kermadec Islands Region | RaspberryShake |
| 4.5 | 311 km | New Zealand: Kermadec Islands Region | USGS |
| 4.6 | 341 km | Kermadec Islands, New Zealand | GFZ |
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