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There has been a magnitude 4.5 earthquake which Geonet describes as light centred about 40 kilometres north-west of Levin.
It says it was at a depth of 4.5 kilometres.
Nearly 5000 people have reported feeling it.
A wee wobble this afternoon with a M4.5 earthquake in the Whanganui Basin, 45 kms north-west of Levin. The quake was pretty shallow at 5km depth, with weak shaking and over 5000 felt reports. For more detail: https://t.co/2XZFd3I2iZ pic.twitter.com/jHFLV8WgJC
— GeoNet (@geonet) January 27, 2026
People on social media have described the tremor as "jolty" and "rolling".
Others said it was a slight wobble.
People have reported feeling the quake as far north as Taranaki and as far south as Blenheim.
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