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Tens of thousands of Kiwis have been rocked by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that struck near Wellington on Wednesday evening. The quake was then shortly ...

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck New Zealand near Wellington on Wednesday at a depth of 48 km (30 miles), government seismic monitor Geonet said.

Almost 61000 people across the country reported feeling the quake, which was centred 50km northwest of Paraparaumu at a depth of 48km.

The majority of those people reported the quake as light, while 72 said it was extreme. Geonet classified the quake as “strong”. She saw some people try and get under the tables. We received over 61k felt reports.— GeoNet (@geonet) Another employee was sitting at a table when it happened and thought “someone was shaking their leg”, causing the table to wobble. [from the cyclone](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/weather-news/300807300/cyclone-gabrielle-live-updates-deaths-destruction-and-evacuations-as-force-of-storm-continues) and now getting shaken by that earthquake”. By 9.40pm train services had returned to regular services. “I thought it was the wind to begin with.” “I was looking out the window for a plague of locusts.” “We were just standing talking around the table, and a few people started to hold the table,” she said. More than 60,600 people from the top of the North Island to the bottom of the South Island reported feeling the quake on Geonet by 8.10pm. The magnitude-6.3 quake struck at 7.38pm on Wednesday and was centred 50km northwest of Paraparaumu, at a depth of 48km.

People on social media have described the earthquake as "scary" and "strong" in the Wellington and Manawatu regions. The quake struck off the Kapiti Coast, but ...

It was centred 50km north-west of Paraparaumu. The quake struck off the Kapiti Coast, but GeoNet have advised there is no threat of a tsunami. The earthquake struck at 7.38pm at a depth of 48km.

A snapshot of GeoNet's nearby sensor on Kapiti Island in the Cook strait for the preliminary M6.1 earthquake at 7:38pm - summary ...

Trains will be running at reduced speeds of 25kph for now. Metlink rail services are rolling again after Kiwirail temporarily held all services at stop post the earthquake. [February 15, 2023]

The earthquake struck at 7.38pm at a depth of 50km. It was centred 50km north-west of Paraparaumu. Over 60,000 people around the country have reported on GeoNet ...

It was centred 50km north-west of Paraparaumu. The quake struck off the Kapiti Coast, but GeoNet have advised there is no threat of a tsunami. The earthquake struck at 7.38pm at a depth of 50km.

Almost 61000 people across the country reported feeling the quake, which was centred 50km northwest of Paraparaumu at a depth of 48km.

The majority of those people reported the quake as light, while 72 said it was extreme. Geonet classified the quake as “strong”. She saw some people try and get under the tables. We received over 61k felt reports.— GeoNet (@geonet) Another employee was sitting at a table when it happened and thought “someone was shaking their leg”, causing the table to wobble. [from the cyclone](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/weather-news/300807300/cyclone-gabrielle-live-updates-deaths-destruction-and-evacuations-as-force-of-storm-continues) and now getting shaken by that earthquake”. By 9.40pm train services had returned to regular services. “I thought it was the wind to begin with.” “I was looking out the window for a plague of locusts.” “We were just standing talking around the table, and a few people started to hold the table,” she said. More than 60,600 people from the top of the North Island to the bottom of the South Island reported feeling the quake on Geonet by 8.10pm. The magnitude-6.3 quake struck at 7.38pm on Wednesday and was centred 50km northwest of Paraparaumu, at a depth of 48km.

GeoNet seismic duty officer Jen Andrews said it was a "slab event" - meaning it was located in the tectonic plate that goes down under the North Island. That ...

"On Paraparaumu Beach it started smallish but noticeable, and it was pretty creaky," one reporter said. "We got under a door frame quite quickly and then it kept getting bigger. In Palmerston North, a table in someone's hallway was knocked over and the TV almost fell. RNZ staff in Wellington said the office was hit by a "solid and long rumble that went on for a fair bit. We've had about 50,000 felt reports over the North Island and South Island." So what people need to know is that it was felt quite widely and strong.

GeoNet seismic duty officer Jen Andrews said it was a "slab event" - meaning it was located in the tectonic plate that goes down under the North Island. That ...

"On Paraparaumu Beach it started smallish but noticeable, and it was pretty creaky," one reporter said. "We got under a door frame quite quickly and then it kept getting bigger. In Palmerston North, a table in someone's hallway was knocked over and the TV almost fell. RNZ staff in Wellington said the office was hit by a "solid and long rumble that went on for a fair bit. We've had about 50,000 felt reports over the North Island and South Island." So what people need to know is that it was felt quite widely and strong.