A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook the top of the South Island and bottom of the North Island this afternoon.
GeoNet have reported a magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit 35 km south-west of Blenheim just after 4pm.
GeoNet say the earthquake was 32 km deep.
People on social media reportedly felt itacross the upper South Island and lower North Island including Wellington and Nelson, Palmerston North.
A shallow M5.6 earthquake near Blenheim caused a decent shake just now, mostly felt by people in the upper South Island and lower North Island. The shaking was strong in intensity, and we have received more than 15,000 felt reports. For more detail see, https://t.co/9PHFPHu3oN. pic.twitter.com/eCb9jlZknw
While it was centred near Blenheim it was felt widely in Wellington and in Nelson, where it was described by some as a low, rolling rumble which made household items sway.
"Yikes," said one woman who felt the quake in Nelson.
Oooooo! A nice little #eqnz in Wellington. How many evil pestilences does this city need to roll out before the protesters realise this is a bad bad place to live in a tent? pic.twitter.com/RVhjQxIi46
