Second quake hits South Island

An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale struck Fiordland at 12.25pm today.

The quake was centred 40km north-west of Te Anau at a depth of 80km.

GNS Science said it was felt in Queenstown and was likely to have been felt elsewhere in Fiordland.

Another earthquake, measuring 4 on the Richter scale jolted parts of the South Island West Coast early this morning.

That quake, at 4am, was centred 60km south of Hokitika at a depth of 2km, GNS Science said.

- NZPA