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Whakatane (31.5 km ENE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s
| Date & time | Mar 17, 2023 22:40:33 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 11:40 am (GMT +13) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.3 |
| Depth | 9.2 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 38.09289°S / 176.68805°E  (Kawerau District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand) |
| Antipode | 38.093°N / 3.312°W |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking |
| Felt | 1 report |
| Primary data source | GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand) |
| Nearest volcano | Okataina (Tarawera) (17 km / 11 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 1 km (1 mi) NW of Kawerau (pop: 6,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) SW of Edgecumbe (pop: 1,790) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 30 km (19 mi) WSW of Whakatane (pop: 18,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) E of Rotorua (pop: 65,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 64 km (40 mi) SE of Tauranga (pop: 110,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 84 km (52 mi) NE of Taupo (Waikato) (pop: 22,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 128 km (79 mi) ESE of Hamilton (Waikato) (pop: 152,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 391 km (243 mi) NNE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  22.9°C (73 F), humidity: 80%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from W |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.3 | 9.2 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
| 4.3 | 9 km | North Island, New Zealand | RaspberryShake |
| 4.3 | 9 km | NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND | EMSC |
