> From the WeatherWatch archives
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale has jolted much of central New Zealand this evening.
According to GeoNet the quake hit at 9:33pm and was 120kms deep, centred under the Whanganui Basin.
WeatherWatch.co.nz has received dozens of reports from the upper South Island to Manawatu, Wanganui and Taranaki.
No reports of damage have been reported.
Our readers reported a loud rumbling associated with the quake.
– WeatherWatch.co.nz
Comments
Before you add a new comment, take note this story was published on 24 Jul 2011.
Latest Video
High pressure moves closer, but wind & showers don’t completely ease for all (+3 Maps)
A south-west to westerly flow covers most of NZ this weekend as high pressure over the Tasman Sea inches a…
Related Articles
High pressure moves closer, but wind & showers don’t completely ease for all (+3 Maps)
A south-west to westerly flow covers most of NZ this weekend as high pressure over the Tasman Sea inches a…
VIDEO: NZ’s 7 Day Rainfall + 3 big northern hemisphere storms
We track the regions most (and least) likely to receive rain over the next week while major storms hit the…
VIDEO: High pressure flirts with NZ, we track the showers & wind
High pressure moves closer to NZ this weekend and brushes northern parts of the country next week. Despite the high…
Add new comment
Raj on 24/07/2011 12:32pm
I was on my couch, felt it as I watching Terminator..but i was slight so wasn’t too sure if it was a EQ or just my behind spasming from the workout at the gym!
Reply
Huong Dinh on 24/07/2011 10:23am
I felt it at that exact time and asked my flatmate but he did not feel it. Just wondering could it be that far because I live in Karori.
Reply