Home / New ZealandStrong 4.8-magnitude quake rocks top of South Island and lower North IslandNZ Herald28 Mar, 2020 07:46 PMQuick ReadSubscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Sign in hereListening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditThe quake struck 15km east of Seddon. Image / GeonetThe quake struck 15km east of Seddon. Image / GeonetA 4.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the top of the South Island this morning.It struck 15 kilometres east of Seddon with a depth of 12km - at around 1.18am.Geonet reports the shaking was strongly felt in Nelson, Blenheim and Wellington - all the way up to Palmerston North.Bit of a shaky start to Sunday for Central NZ this morning. The shallow M4.8 quake was reported felt by 1890 people. #eqnz pic.twitter.com/WUQu55c5Qe— GeoNet (@geonet) March 28, 2020 AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME. Nearly two thousand people checked in to say they felt the quake. #eqnz What's next, pestilence?— Akire Te (@AkireTe) March 28, 2020 Last night quake didn't wake me up. But the last thing we'd want during a #pandemic is a #megathrust or major fault such as Alpine fault rupturing #eqnz cc to @geonet— Mimi's Mum (@mimi_s_mum) March 28, 2020 SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditLatest from New ZealandNew ZealandTwo lucky Lotto players split $1m -where the winning tickets were sold10 Jan 08:54 PMNew Zealand|UpdatedTeenage girl hit by car outside 'out-of-control' party, driver arrested10 Jan 08:18 PMPremiumWellington'Time to move on': Judge throws out bitter 10-year divorce case10 Jan 08:00 PMSponsoredThe Bay’s secret advantage07 Dec 09:54 PMAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
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