A weak but shallow earthquake has shaken parts of the lower North Island awake this morning.
The shake was felt by people throughout the Wellington region, and as far north as Palmerston North. Photo: GeoNet
The 4.1-magnitude earthquake at 6.56am was centred 25km south of Paraparaumu, at a depth of 5km.
It was felt by hundreds of people in the Wellington region and as far north as Palmerston North.
Mother Nature provided a not so nice alarm for us this morning. https://t.co/JGahTlfNXj
— Wgtn City Council (@WgtnCC) July 9, 2017
Crikey! When all you crockery starts rattling!! #eqnz
— Lainey (@nzgirlemd) July 9, 2017
Who needs an alarm when the earth can gently rock you awake. #eqnz
— Johanna (@joharna_) July 9, 2017
Two shakes this morning! One sharp jolt, then the solid rattle just now. Rare for us to feel them up here on the Blue Mountains. #eqnz
— Melissa Gibson (@missysmoments) July 9, 2017
For a 4.0 quake (aka, a tiddler), that sure gave the house a good rattle. Enough to dive for safety. Damn close epicentre. #eqnz
— si dawson (@SiDawson) July 9, 2017
That jolt was quite sharp in Lower Hutt #eqnz
— Brian Logan (@Shadowfoot) July 9, 2017
