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Minor mag. 2.3 earthquake - Tasman Sea, 80 km south of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand, on Monday, Sep 26, 2022 at 4:25 pm (GMT +13) -

Minor magnitude 2.3 earthquake at 187 km depth

26 Sep 03:27 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.
26 Sep 03:28: Magnitude recalculated from 2.5 to 2.4.
26 Sep 04:53: Magnitude recalculated from 2.4 to 2.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 190.8 to 187.4 km (from 119 to 116 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 6.7 km (4.2 mi) towards SE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Sep 26, 2022 03:25:07 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Monday, Sep 26, 2022 at 4:25 pm (GMT +13)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.3
Depth	187.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	39.78465°S / 174.0381°E (Tasman Sea, New Zealand)
Antipode	39.785°N / 5.962°W
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Nearest volcano	Taranaki (54 km / 34 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	27 km (17 mi) SSW of Manaia (pop: 902) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 30 km (19 mi) SW of Hawera (pop: 11,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 40 km (25 mi) SSE of Opunake (pop: 1,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 45 km (28 mi) SSW of Eltham (pop: 2,240) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 54 km (34 mi) SSW of Stratford (pop: 6,120) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 80 km (50 mi) S of New Plymouth (pop: 49,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 88 km (55 mi) W of Whanganui (pop: 40,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 178 km (111 mi) NNW of Wellington (pop: 381,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 12.8°C (55 F), humidity: 75%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from SW
Estimated seismic energy released	1.8 x 10⁸ joules (49.4 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.3	187 km	New Zealand	GEONET (NZ)

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Seismograms

Seismic station: South Karori, New Zealand (SNZO/IU network) | Distance from quake: 179 km / 111 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station South Karori, New Zealand: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake

At magnitude 2.3, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people except under very favorable conditions.

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.

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