Magnitude mb 5.0 Region OFF E. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z. Date time 2015-02-08 15:22:16.7 UTC Location 35.45 S ; 179.41 E Depth 300 km Distances 764 km NE of Wellington, New Zealand / pop: 381,900 / local time: 04:22:16.7 2015-02-09 353 km NE of Whakatane, New Zealand / pop: 18,602 / local time: 04:22:16.7 2015-02-09 348 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand / pop: 4,044 / local time: 04:22:16.7 2015-02-09