| Date & time | Mar 19, 2023 03:07:30 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Sunday, Mar 19, 2023 at 4:07 pm (GMT +13) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.5 |
| Depth | 3.5 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 38.07463°S / 176.72932°E  (Kawerau District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand) |
| Antipode | 38.075°N / 3.271°W |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand) |
| Nearest volcano | Okataina (Tarawera) (21 km / 13 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 4 km (2 mi) NE of Kawerau (pop: 6,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 14 km (8 mi) SW of Edgecumbe (pop: 1,790) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Whakatane (pop: 18,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 43 km (27 mi) E of Rotorua (pop: 65,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 49 km (31 mi) W of Opotiki (pop: 4,040) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 66 km (41 mi) SE of Tauranga (pop: 110,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 88 km (55 mi) NE of Taupo (Waikato) (pop: 22,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 394 km (245 mi) NNE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds  19.6°C (67 F), humidity: 58%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from NNE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 3.5 x 108 joules (98.6 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.5 | 3.5 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
| 2.5 | 3.5 km | North Island, New Zealand | RaspberryShake |
