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Weak mag. 2.5 earthquake - 4 km northwest of Kawerau, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, on Monday, Mar 20, 2023 at 3:06 am (GMT +13) -

Weak magnitude 2.5 earthquake at 5 km depth

19 Mar 14:08 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 1 minute.
19 Mar 14:09: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.6 to 5.0 km (from 3.5 to 3.1 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.9 km (1.8 mi) towards ENE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 19, 2023 14:06:47 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Monday, Mar 20, 2023 at 3:06 am (GMT +13)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.5
Depth	5.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	38.07037°S / 176.67474°E (Kawerau District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand)
Antipode	38.07°N / 3.325°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) (16 km / 10 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	4 km (2 mi) NW of Kawerau (pop: 6,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 17 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 38 km (24 mi) ENE of Rotorua (pop: 65,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 39 km (25 mi) ESE of Kaharoa (pop: 1,620) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 62 km (38 mi) SE of Tauranga (pop: 110,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 85 km (53 mi) NE of Taupo (Waikato) (pop: 22,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 393 km (244 mi) NNE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Broken Clouds 16.6°C (62 F), humidity: 98%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from WSW
Estimated seismic energy released	3.5 x 10⁸ joules (98.6 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.5	5 km	New Zealand	GEONET (NZ)
2.4	5 km	North Island, New Zealand	RaspberryShake

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