Date & time | Nov 21, 2023 05:40:21 UTC - |
Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, Nov 21, 2023 06:40 pm (Pacific/Auckland GMT +13) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 2.2 |
Depth | 185.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 37.9834°S / 176.0763°E![]() |
Antipode | 37.9834°N / 3.924°W |
Shaking intensity | Not felt |
Primary data source | GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand) |
Nearest volcano | Rotorua (20 km / 12 mi) |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds ![]() |
Estimated seismic energy released | 1.3 x 108 joules (35 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Distance![]() |
Place | Max. shaking intensity(*) | Region | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
13 km (8 mi) S of epicenter |
Mamaku (pop: 751) |
Not felt |
Rotorua District, Bay of Plenty | |
14 km (9 mi) E of epicenter |
Kaharoa (pop: 1,620) |
Not felt |
Rotorua District, Bay of Plenty | |
23 km (14 mi) SE of epicenter |
Rotorua (pop: 65,900) |
Not felt |
Bay of Plenty | |
24 km (15 mi) WNW of epicenter |
Te Poi (pop: 840) |
Not felt |
Matamata-Piako District, Waikato | |
29 km (18 mi) W of epicenter |
Tirau (pop: 804) |
Not felt |
South Waikato District, Waikato | |
33 km (21 mi) SSW of epicenter |
Tokoroa (pop: 14,300) |
Not felt |
South Waikato District, Waikato | |
34 km (21 mi) NW of epicenter |
Matamata (pop: 6,310) |
Not felt |
Waikato | |
34 km (21 mi) NNE of epicenter |
Tauranga (pop: 110,300) |
Not felt |
Bay of Plenty | |
37 km (23 mi) N of epicenter |
Omokoroa (pop: 3,210) |
Not felt |
Western Bay of Plenty District, Bay of Plenty | |
41 km (25 mi) NE of epicenter |
Maketu (pop: 1,080) |
Not felt |
Western Bay of Plenty District, Bay of Plenty | |
50 km (31 mi) NNW of epicenter |
Katikati (pop: 3,230) |
Not felt |
Western Bay of Plenty District, Bay of Plenty | |
56 km (35 mi) ESE of epicenter |
Kawerau (pop: 6,700) |
Not felt |
Bay of Plenty | |
57 km (35 mi) W of epicenter |
Cambridge (pop: 15,200) |
Not felt |
Waipa District, Waikato | |
64 km (40 mi) W of epicenter |
Kihikihi (pop: 3,200) |
Not felt |
Waipa District, Waikato | |
66 km (41 mi) E of epicenter |
Edgecumbe (pop: 1,790) |
Not felt |
Whakatane District, Bay of Plenty | |
70 km (44 mi) NNW of epicenter |
Waihi (pop: 4,620) |
Not felt |
Hauraki District, Waikato | |
73 km (45 mi) WNW of epicenter |
Hamilton (pop: 152,600) |
Not felt |
Waikato | |
77 km (48 mi) SE of epicenter |
Murupara (pop: 1,880) |
Not felt |
Whakatane District, Bay of Plenty | |
77 km (48 mi) W of epicenter |
Pirongia (pop: 1,300) |
Not felt |
Waipa District, Waikato | |
77 km (48 mi) NNW of epicenter |
Paeroa (pop: 3,990) |
Not felt |
Hauraki District, Waikato | |
78 km (48 mi) S of epicenter |
Taupo (pop: 22,500) |
Not felt |
Waikato | |
80 km (50 mi) E of epicenter |
Whakatane (pop: 18,600) |
Not felt |
Bay of Plenty | |
80 km (50 mi) WSW of epicenter |
Otorohanga (pop: 2,670) |
Not felt |
Waikato | |
88 km (55 mi) WNW of epicenter |
Ngaruawahia (pop: 5,110) |
Not felt |
Waikato District, Waikato | |
89 km (55 mi) NNW of epicenter |
Whangamata (pop: 4,250) |
Not felt |
Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato | |
93 km (58 mi) NW of epicenter |
Ngatea (pop: 1,150) |
Not felt |
Hauraki District, Waikato | |
104 km (64 mi) NW of epicenter |
Rangiriri (pop: 1,830) |
Not felt |
Waikato District, Waikato | |
105 km (65 mi) NNW of epicenter |
Thames (pop: 7,140) |
Not felt |
Waikato | |
132 km (82 mi) NW of epicenter |
Pukekohe East (pop: 21,400) |
Not felt |
Auckland, Auckland | |
384 km (239 mi) SSW of epicenter |
Wellington (pop: 381,900) |
Not felt |
Wellington |
Mag | Depth | Time GMT | Epicenter | Agency |
---|---|---|---|---|
2.2 | 185 km (115 mi) | 2023-11-21 05:40:21 | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand) |
Date and Time GMT![]() | Mag Depth | Distance | Region | Details |
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Feb 2, 1931 22:46 93 years ago | 7.4 35 km | 189km / 117mi | Central Hawke's Bay District, 37 km W of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | More |
Feb 13, 1931 01:27 93 years ago | 7.3 45 km | 167km / 104mi | Rangitikei District, Manawatu-Wanganui, 57 km W of Hastings, New Zealand | More |
Feb 5, 1995 22:51 29 years ago | 7.1 21 km | 236km / 147mi | East Island, 119 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand | More |
Mar 25, 1947 20:32 77 years ago | 7.0 165 km | 168km / 105mi | 19 km NE of Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | More |
Sep 15, 1932 13:54 91 years ago | 6.9 15 km | 220km / 137mi | 60 km S of Gisborne, New Zealand | More |
Dec 30, 1984 21:36 39 years ago | 6.8 39 km | 194km / 121mi | 165 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Jun 28, 1921 13:58 102 years ago | 6.7 25 km | 202km / 125mi | 5.9 km SE of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | More |
Dec 20, 2007 07:55 16 years ago | 6.6 20 km | 224km / 139mi | 47 km SE of Gisborne, New Zealand | More |
Feb 10, 1995 01:45 29 years ago | 6.5 28 km | 222km / 138mi | East Island, 103 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand | More |
Dec 15, 1994 11:20 29 years ago | 6.5 33 km | 149km / 93mi | 128 km E of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Mar 2, 1987 01:42 37 years ago | 6.5 19 km | 60km / 38mi | Rurima Island, 61 km SE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Dec 28, 1956 14:24 67 years ago | 6.5 35 km | 144km / 89mi | 23 km NW of Te Karaka, Gisborne District, New Zealand | More |
Aug 10, 1993 09:46 30 years ago | 6.4 14 km | 142km / 88mi | 42 km W of Gisborne, New Zealand | More |
Jan 30, 1956 08:43 68 years ago | 6.4 15 km | 125km / 78mi | 64 km NW of Te Kaha, Opotiki District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Feb 8, 1931 01:43 93 years ago | 6.4 15 km | 209km / 130mi | 26 km E of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | More |
Aug 12, 2013 04:20 10 years ago | 6.3 13 km | 193km / 120mi | 8.3 km S of Tokomaru, Gisborne District, New Zealand | More |
Feb 16, 2013 05:16 11 years ago | 6.3 294 km | 333km / 207mi | South Pacific Ocean | More |
Jul 3, 2012 10:36 11 years ago | 6.3 230 km | 303km / 188mi | Tasman Sea, 66 km SW of Hawera, South Taranaki District, New Zealand | More |
Aug 13, 1993 11:02 30 years ago | 6.3 95 km | 310km / 192mi | 281 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Jul 27, 1970 12:31 53 years ago | 6.3 95 km | 129km / 80mi | 50 km E of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Feb 10, 1951 03:27 73 years ago | 6.3 15 km | 235km / 146mi | 19 km S of Otane, Central Hawke's Bay District, New Zealand | More |
Mar 15, 1934 10:46 90 years ago | 6.3 25 km | 190km / 118mi | 7.5 km NW of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | More |
Oct 30, 2018 02:13 5 years ago | 6.2 207 km | 149km / 93mi | 22 km S of Ohura, Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | More |
Oct 25, 1999 20:31 24 years ago | 6.2 159 km | 83km / 52mi | 24 km W of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | More |
Jun 21, 1992 17:43 31 years ago | 6.2 10 km | 76km / 47mi | Rurima Island, 61 km E of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Feb 28, 1974 13:59 50 years ago | 6.2 15 km | 147km / 91mi | 114 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Jan 5, 1973 13:54 51 years ago | 6.2 150 km | 135km / 84mi | Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui, 66 km W of North Island, New Zealand | More |
Feb 25, 1927 15:41 97 years ago | 6.2 35 km | 170km / 105mi | 49 km N of Gisborne, New Zealand | More |
Nov 20, 1991 09:23 32 years ago | 6.1 79 km | 262km / 163mi | 236 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Apr 23, 1951 06:50 73 years ago | 6.1 20 km | 189km / 118mi | 63 km N of Ruatoria, Gisborne District, New Zealand | More |
Jan 23, 2019 07:08 5 years ago | 6.0 32 km | 190km / 118mi | 12 km SW of Ruatoria, Gisborne District, New Zealand | More |
Feb 13, 1995 00:11 29 years ago | 6.0 28 km | 228km / 142mi | East Island, 127 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand | More |
Jul 19, 1985 14:34 38 years ago | 6.0 52 km | 118km / 73mi | Wairoa District, Hawke's Bay, 95 km SE of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Mar 8, 1984 00:40 40 years ago | 6.0 88 km | 105km / 65mi | Opotiki District, 86 km E of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Dec 8, 1965 18:05 58 years ago | 6.0 175 km | 157km / 98mi | 61 km N of Te Kaha, Opotiki District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Oct 21, 2021 21:58 2 years ago | 5.9 210 km | 154km / 96mi | 73 km E of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand | More |
Nov 23, 2019 16:34 4 years ago | 5.9 115 km | 122km / 76mi | South Pacific Ocean, 65 km N of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Jun 15, 1965 09:20 58 years ago | 5.9 95 km | 120km / 75mi | 16 km SE of Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Jan 12, 2022 10:49 1 year 46 weeks ago | 5.8 187 km | 198km / 123mi | Taranaki, 127 km W of North Island, New Zealand | More |
Apr 29, 2021 03:58 3 years ago | 5.8 33 km | 157km / 98mi | 30 km NW of Gisborne, New Zealand | More |
Dec 7, 2012 18:19 11 years ago | 5.8 175 km | 41km / 25mi | Waikato, 29 km SW of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
May 18, 1999 09:19 25 years ago | 5.8 283 km | 105km / 65mi | Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui, 99 km S of Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand | More |
Mar 2, 1987 01:50 37 years ago | 5.8 18 km | 79km / 49mi | Rurima Island, 70 km E of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Dec 30, 1984 20:59 39 years ago | 5.8 36 km | 190km / 118mi | 161 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Oct 16, 2012 23:42 11 years ago | 5.7 104 km | 62km / 38mi | 16 km N of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | More |
Aug 18, 1999 01:16 24 years ago | 5.7 155 km | 132km / 82mi | 110 km E of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Dec 28, 1984 18:20 39 years ago | 5.7 27 km | 212km / 132mi | 184 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Mar 5, 1981 12:53 43 years ago | 5.7 33 km | 132km / 82mi | 109 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Feb 28, 1974 14:05 50 years ago | 5.7 28 km | 170km / 106mi | 139 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Nov 30, 2022 10:47 52 weeks ago | 5.6 5 km | 97km / 60mi | North Island, 22 km SW of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | More |
Jul 17, 2012 01:35 11 years ago | 5.6 290 km | 29km / 18mi | Moturiki Island, 15 km SE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Jan 27, 2011 15:02 13 years ago | 5.6 158 km | 58km / 36mi | 22 km N of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | More |
Jul 18, 2004 04:22 19 years ago | 5.6 5 km | 38km / 24mi | 28 km NE of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Mar 25, 1992 17:27 32 years ago | 5.6 33 km | 85km / 53mi | Rurima Island, 71 km E of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Mar 22, 1990 00:00 34 years ago | 5.6 225 km | 154km / 96mi | 125 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Jan 6, 1985 18:32 39 years ago | 5.6 28 km | 200km / 124mi | 171 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Apr 29, 1975 15:20 49 years ago | 5.6 110 km | 116km / 72mi | North Island, 43 km SW of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | More |
Jun 27, 1966 21:47 57 years ago | 5.6 115 km | 102km / 63mi | Opotiki District, 24 km S of Waimana, New Zealand | More |
Feb 4, 2020 09:47 4 years ago | 5.5 257 km | 57km / 35mi | South Pacific Ocean, 34 km E of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Jan 4, 2020 07:18 4 years ago | 5.5 309 km | 157km / 98mi | South Pacific Ocean, 125 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Sep 23, 2015 18:47 8 years ago | 5.5 167 km | 49km / 30mi | 29 km N of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | More |
Oct 16, 2012 23:42 11 years ago | 5.5 110 km | 73km / 46mi | 8.8 km NE of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | More |
Sep 1, 2012 02:39 11 years ago | 5.5 220 km | 10km / 6mi | 4.4 km NW of Mamaku, Rotorua District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Jul 5, 2011 03:36 12 years ago | 5.5 152 km | 82km / 51mi | 29 km W of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | More |
May 24, 2001 18:07 23 years ago | 5.5 261 km | 115km / 71mi | Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui, 63 km W of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | More |
Nov 16, 1991 00:35 32 years ago | 5.5 286 km | 99km / 61mi | 69 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Mar 2, 1987 07:55 37 years ago | 5.5 10 km | 68km / 42mi | Rurima Island, 13 km NW of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Jan 13, 1985 16:01 39 years ago | 5.5 33 km | 205km / 127mi | 177 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Dec 30, 1984 20:26 39 years ago | 5.5 43 km | 204km / 127mi | 176 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Mar 20, 1976 17:58 48 years ago | 5.5 51 km | 155km / 97mi | Wairoa District, 47 km NE of Napier City, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | More |
Dec 2, 2022 05:07 52 weeks ago | 5.4 157 km | 45km / 28mi | Waikato, 31 km SW of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Sep 29, 2010 04:14 13 years ago | 5.4 282 km | 171km / 106mi | 141 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Mar 23, 1999 10:44 25 years ago | 5.4 148 km | 64km / 40mi | Rurima Island, 59 km E of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Sep 25, 1996 10:35 27 years ago | 5.4 226 km | 169km / 105mi | Stratford District, 71 km E of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand | More |
Mar 22, 1987 12:12 37 years ago | 5.4 359 km | 107km / 66mi | 75 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Apr 28, 1985 23:00 39 years ago | 5.4 10 km | 56km / 35mi | Motiti Island, 33 km E of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Jan 2, 1985 20:25 39 years ago | 5.4 33 km | 119km / 74mi | 90 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Sep 22, 1978 10:42 45 years ago | 5.4 186 km | 58km / 36mi | Motiti Island, 34 km E of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
May 15, 1976 05:00 48 years ago | 5.4 141 km | 119km / 74mi | 93 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Mar 20, 1976 18:38 48 years ago | 5.4 45 km | 188km / 117mi | 49 km NE of Napier City, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | More |
Mar 20, 1976 18:05 48 years ago | 5.4 45 km | 164km / 102mi | 36 km NE of Napier City, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | More |
Mar 3, 1974 12:51 50 years ago | 5.4 6 km | 173km / 108mi | 141 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Mar 2, 1974 04:45 50 years ago | 5.4 28 km | 162km / 101mi | 130 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Mar 1, 1974 04:25 50 years ago | 5.4 17 km | 162km / 101mi | 130 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
May 5, 2023 11:37 30 weeks ago | 5.3 171 km | 133km / 83mi | South Pacific Ocean, 86 km N of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Mar 22, 2021 18:15 3 years ago | 5.3 133 km | 56km / 35mi | 53 km SE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Feb 1, 2016 19:04 8 years ago | 5.3 5.5 km | 99km / 61mi | Bay of Plenty, 51 km E of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | More |
Jan 11, 2016 00:14 8 years ago | 5.3 138 km | 38km / 24mi | Mokoia Island, 15 km SE of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Jul 13, 2012 14:01 11 years ago | 5.3 60 km | 99km / 61mi | 25 km E of Murupara, Whakatane District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Jul 7, 2012 00:50 11 years ago | 5.3 91 km | 123km / 76mi | North Island, 8.6 km S of Turangi, Waikato, New Zealand | More |
Jul 8, 2006 11:27 17 years ago | 5.3 30 km | 150km / 93mi | Hastings District, 35 km N of Napier City, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | More |
Apr 8, 2006 15:41 18 years ago | 5.3 158 km | 42km / 26mi | South Waikato District, 30 km SW of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Aug 17, 2002 08:21 21 years ago | 5.3 171 km | 53km / 33mi | Whakatane District, 55 km SE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Aug 8, 2000 10:31 23 years ago | 5.3 64 km | 142km / 88mi | Hastings District, Hawke's Bay, 38 km SE of North Island, New Zealand | More |
Mar 25, 1997 02:18 27 years ago | 5.3 100 km | 176km / 109mi | 151 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
May 25, 1989 13:01 35 years ago | 5.3 287 km | 165km / 103mi | 138 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Oct 27, 1986 04:25 37 years ago | 5.3 136 km | 86km / 54mi | Taupo District, Waikato, 41 km NW of North Island, New Zealand | More |
Jan 23, 1985 19:02 39 years ago | 5.3 76 km | 123km / 77mi | Opotiki District, 46 km E of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Apr 2, 1983 20:33 41 years ago | 5.3 117 km | 138km / 86mi | Opotiki District, 59 km E of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
Aug 29, 1975 22:44 48 years ago | 5.3 236 km | 131km / 81mi | 101 km NE of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |