5.2 earthquake causes strong shaking southwest of Hastings in North Island

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake has been registered in the North Island, Southwest of Hastings.

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake has caused strong shaking in the North Island, southwest of Hastings.

The quake was recorded by Geonet at 8.43pm on Sunday, at a depth of 21km.

M5.1 quake causing moderate shaking near Waipukurau https://t.co/7k1jaaCcQe

— GeoNet (@geonet) February 18, 2018

The shake was Southwest of Hastings and Northeast of Palmerston North, about 20km West of Waipukurau.

Wow! That was a quick, hard jolt.#eqnz

— Wendy Schollum (@XplorerWendy) February 18, 2018

That was quite a big jolt in palmy #eqnz

— michӕl gemmell (@Vitex_lucens) February 18, 2018

That'll do Mother Nature, that'll do #eqnz

— Andrene Low (@AndreneLow) February 18, 2018

Awake after that tremor! Caught a the shelves before they tipped 😂#hawkesbay #eqnz

— Hayley (@skin_ink_addict) February 18, 2018