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Minor mag. 3.0 earthquake - 74 km north of Whanganui, Wanganui District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, on Wednesday, Jan 25, 2023 at 2:51 pm (GMT +13) -

Minor magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 128 km depth

25 Jan 01:53 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.
25 Jan 01:54: Magnitude recalculated from 2.4 to 2.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 104.8 to 129.6 km (from 65 to 81 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 15 km (9.3 mi) towards N.
25 Jan 02:12: Magnitude recalculated from 2.8 to 3.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 129.6 to 127.8 km (from 81 to 79 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.2 km (0.8 mi) towards WSW.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jan 25, 2023 01:51:20 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Jan 25, 2023 at 2:51 pm (GMT +13)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3
Depth	127.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	39.26973°S / 175.01637°E (Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand)
Antipode	39.27°N / 4.984°W
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Nearest volcano	Ruapehu (48 km / 30 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	28 km (17 mi) ESE of Whangamomona (Taranaki) (pop: 126) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 31 km (20 mi) N of Jerusalem (pop: 1,160) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 64 km (39 mi) E of Stratford (Taranaki) (pop: 6,120) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 72 km (45 mi) ENE of Hawera (Taranaki) (pop: 11,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 73 km (46 mi) ESE of Waitara (Taranaki) (pop: 6,320) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 74 km (46 mi) N of Whanganui (pop: 40,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 84 km (52 mi) ESE of New Plymouth (Taranaki) (pop: 49,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 225 km (140 mi) N of Wellington (pop: 381,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Broken Clouds 20°C (68 F), humidity: 89%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from W
Estimated seismic energy released	2 x 10⁹ joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.0	128 km	New Zealand	GEONET (NZ)
3.0	128 km	North Island, New Zealand	RaspberryShake
3.0	128 km	NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND	EMSC

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Seismic station: South Karori, New Zealand (SNZO/IU network) | Distance from quake: 228 km / 142 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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