M5.2 earthquake near Porirua, Wellington Region

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 63 km N of Picton, New Zealand on 22 Sept 2022, 09:07 UTC at a depth of 70 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Porirua, about 77 km away in Wellington Region, New Zealand.