Earthquake NZ

2022 - 10 - 14

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5.7 magnitude earthquake rattles central New Zealand (New Zealand Herald)

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake has rattled central New Zealand, waking many people early this morning. GeoNet says the earthquake was at a depth of 146km, ...

More than 13,000 people from as far south as Christchurch and north to Auckland have reported feeling the shake, most saying it was light to moderate. [Terms of Use](https://www.nzme.co.nz/about-us/terms-conditions)and [Privacy Policy.](https://www.nzme.co.nz/media/1737/nzme-privacy-policy.pdf) GeoNet says the earthquake was at a depth of 146km, north west of French Pass at the top of the South Island.

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5.7 magnitude quake shakes centre of the country (Stuff.co.nz)

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake shook the centre of the country on Friday morning, with the jolt in Wairarapa shocking one woman awake and sending her cats ...

A Havelock resident in Marlborough said he "definitely felt the quake this morning". “I thought someone was on my roof then the house lurched suddenly to the east.” The plate is effectively plunging into the earth at incredibly slow speeds. “Out there in the ocean the Pacific plate is subducting beneath the Australian plate. * The plate is sort of stretching as it moves and those forces will cause earthquakes,” he said

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Central New Zealand rocked by 5.7-magnitude earthquake (Newshub)

The quake had a depth of 146km and could be felt from the central South Island to the Northland region, according to GeoNet, which revised up an initial reading ...

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SunLive - Central parts of NZ jolted by 5.7 earthquake - The Bay's ... (SunLive)

The centre of the country was rattled by a 5.7 magnitude earthquake just after 3am. The quake was centred just north of French Pass at the top of the South ...

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A 5.7 earthquake has rattled many awake in the wee hours (NZCity)

More than 13-thousand people from as far south as Christchurch and north to Auckland have reported feeling the shake, most saying it was light to moderate.

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Central parts of the country jolted by 5.7 magnitude earthquake (RNZ)

Reports on Geonet show the quake mostly jolted the upper South and lower North Island, but there are reports of it being felt by people as far away as Auckland.

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An early wake up for many across Central New Zealand this ... (NZCity)

It struck at a depth of 146 kilometres, north west of French Pass at the top of the South Island, just after 3am. Newstalk ZB's Sean Hogan says 13-thousand ...

Magnitude 5.7 Earthquake Strikes New Zealand - Seismologists (UrduPoint News)

An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 has struck central New Zealand, the GeoNet seismological center said on Friday.The epicenter of the earthquake was located 65 ...

[earthquake](https://www.urdupoint.com/en/latest-news/earthquake.html) was located 65 kilometers (40 miles) northwest of the French Pass strait in the upper part of the South Island of [New Zealand](https://www.urdupoint.com/en/latest-news/new-zealand.html) at a depth of 146 kilometers. [earthquake](https://www.urdupoint.com/en/latest-news/earthquake.html) of magnitude 5.7 has struck central [New Zealand](https://www.urdupoint.com/en/latest-news/new-zealand.html), the GeoNet seismological center said on Friday. [](https://www.urdupoint.com/app) [](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/urdupoint/id1622808708)

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