Magnitude M 4.6 Region OFF E. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z. Date time 2015-01-07 03:22:53.8 UTC Location 36.78 S ; 177.08 E Depth 326 km Distances 539 km N of Wellington, New Zealand / pop: 381,900 / local time: 16:22:53.8 2015-01-07 131 km N of Whakatane, New Zealand / pop: 18,602 / local time: 16:22:53.8 2015-01-07 129 km NE of Tauranga, New Zealand / pop: 110,338 / local time: 16:22:53.8 2015-01-07 113 km E of Tairua / pop: 1,588 / local time: 16:22:00.0 2015-01-07 Source parameters provided by: Geonet, GNS science -- Avalon, New Zealand (GNS)