4.1 earthquake felt in Wellington

The quake was recorded 30km south-west of the capital. Photo / iStock

A 4.1 earthquake has struck near Wellington.

GeoNet recorded the quake 30 km south-west of the capital at a depth of 50km.

Geonet seismologist Bill Fry said the earthquake was centred in the middle of Cook Strait with a depth of 35km.

"I would consider it to be an intermediate depth," he said.

He said he didn't think there would be much damage with an earthquake of this size.No large after-shocks were recorded by Geonet.

Twitter was quick to react to the shake.

The pre-rumbling lasted ages. It was like a truck falling down a hill #eqnz

— Ashleigh Stewart (@Ash_Stewart_) January 29, 2016

That was a decent jolt! #eqnz

— Helen Fletcher (@HelenFletcher1) January 29, 2016