Minor mag. 3.9 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at 1:45 am (GMT +12) -
Minor magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 331 km depth
27 May 13:49 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 3 minutes.
27 May 13:50: Magnitude recalculated from 2.4 to 3.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 116.6 to 330.6 km (from 72 to 205 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 432 km (268 mi) towards NNE.
27 May 13:50: Magnitude recalculated from 2.4 to 3.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 116.6 to 330.6 km (from 72 to 205 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 432 km (268 mi) towards NNE.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 27, 2022 13:45:57 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, May 28, 2022 at 1:45 am (GMT +12) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.9 |
| Depth | 330.6 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 33.21547°S / 179.98726°W  (South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand) |
| Antipode | 33.215°N / 0.013°E |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand) |
| Nearest volcano | Volcano W (170 km / 106 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Scattered Clouds  14.7°C (58 F), humidity: 68%, wind: 6 m/s (11 kts) from S |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.9 | 331 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
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