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Light mag. 3.7 earthquake - Tasman Sea, 178 km west of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand, on Wednesday, Jan 25, 2023 at 4:59 pm (GMT +13) -

Light magnitude 3.7 earthquake at 12 km depth

25 Jan 04:01 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 1 minute.
25 Jan 04:02: Magnitude recalculated from 2.8 to 3.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 14.4 to 5.0 km (from 8.9 to 3.1 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 62 km (39 mi) towards W.
25 Jan 04:03: Magnitude recalculated from 3.7 to 3.8.
25 Jan 04:05: Magnitude recalculated from 3.8 to 3.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 12.0 km (from 3.1 to 7.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 13 km (7.9 mi) towards ENE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jan 25, 2023 03:59:47 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Jan 25, 2023 at 4:59 pm (GMT +13)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.7
Depth	12.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	46.27314°S / 166.03836°E (Tasman Sea, New Zealand)
Antipode	46.273°N / 13.962°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	128 km (79 mi) W of Tuatapere (pop: 696) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 152 km (94 mi) W of Otautau (pop: 745) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 152 km (95 mi) W of Riverton (pop: 1,650) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 161 km (100 mi) SW of Te Anau (pop: 2,930) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 177 km (110 mi) W of Winton (pop: 2,190) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 178 km (111 mi) W of Invercargill (pop: 47,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 180 km (112 mi) W of Bluff (pop: 1,940) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 893 km (555 mi) SW of Wellington (pop: 381,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 159 km (99 mi) WNW of Stewart Island (pop: 387) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Broken Clouds 18.1°C (65 F), humidity: 62%, wind: 8 m/s (15 kts) from WNW
Estimated seismic energy released	2.2 x 10¹⁰ joules (6.22 megawatt hours, equivalent to 5.35 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.7	12 km	New Zealand	GEONET (NZ)
3.7	12 km	New Zealand: Off W. Coast of S. Island, N.Z.	RaspberryShake
3.7	12 km	New Zealand: OFF W. COAST OF S. ISLAND, N.Z.	EMSC

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