Date & time | Dec 6, 2022 17:31:48 UTC - |
Local time at epicenter | Wednesday, Dec 7, 2022 at 6:31 am (GMT +13) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 2 |
Depth | 62.2 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 39.41155°S / 176.05858°E ![]() |
Antipode | 39.412°N / 3.941°W |
Shaking intensity | Not felt |
Primary data source | GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand) |
Nearest volcano | Ruapehu (44 km / 27 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 25 km (16 mi) NE of Moawhango (pop: 651) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 34 km (21 mi) ENE of Waiouru (pop: 1,350) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 52 km (32 mi) SSE of Turangi (Waikato) (pop: 3,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 72 km (45 mi) WNW of Hastings (Hawke's Bay) (pop: 61,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 81 km (50 mi) S of Taupo (Waikato) (pop: 22,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 87 km (54 mi) E of Jerusalem (pop: 1,160) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 104 km (65 mi) NE of Whanganui (pop: 40,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 235 km (146 mi) NNE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds ![]() |
Estimated seismic energy released | 6.3 x 107 joules (17.5 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
2.0 | 62 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
2.0 | 62 km | North Island, New Zealand | RaspberryShake |