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Minor mag. 1.5 earthquake - New Zealand on Monday, Dec 5, 2022 at 4:23 am (GMT +13) -

Minor magnitude 1.5 earthquake at 41 km depth

4 Dec 15:25 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.
4 Dec 15:30: Magnitude recalculated from 1.3 to 1.5. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 39.8 to 40.6 km (from 25 to 25 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1 km (0.6 mi) towards ESE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 4, 2022 15:23:20 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Monday, Dec 5, 2022 at 4:23 am (GMT +13)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	1.5
Depth	40.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	40.19928°S / 176.22786°E (New Zealand)
Antipode	40.199°N / 3.772°W
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Nearest volcano	Ruapehu (117 km / 73 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	14 km (9 mi) S of Norsewood (pop: 135) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 41 km (26 mi) ENE of Ashhurst (pop: 3,230) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 55 km (34 mi) ENE of Palmerston North (pop: 76,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 82 km (51 mi) SW of Hastings (pop: 61,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 94 km (58 mi) ENE of Levin (pop: 19,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 97 km (60 mi) NNE of Masterton (pop: 28,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 98 km (61 mi) SW of Napier City (pop: 56,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 172 km (107 mi) NE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 12.7°C (55 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from W
Estimated seismic energy released	1.1 x 10⁷ joules (3.12 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
1.5	41 km	New Zealand	GEONET (NZ)
1.5	41 km	North Island, New Zealand	RaspberryShake

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Seismograms

Seismic station: South Karori, New Zealand (SNZO/IU network) | Distance from quake: 178 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

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At magnitude 1.5, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people, but could be recorded instrumentally.

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