A 3.3-magnitude earthquake was felt by 500 people in Hawke’s Bay

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It was one of three earthquakes in Hawke’s Bay on Monday. Photo / Geonet

A 3.3-magnitude earthquake was felt near Hastings in Hook’s Bay on Monday evening.

Geonet reported that the epicenter of the 6.36 pm earthquake was just five kilometers from Hastings, near Pakipaki, and struck at a depth of 33 km. By Tuesday morning, 500 people reported feeling it.

It was one of three earthquakes in Hawke’s Bay on Monday.

Two earthquakes struck near Hastings on Monday morning, less than an hour apart and in opposite directions.

The first, with a magnitude of 3.3 on the Richter scale, hit five kilometers northeast of Hastings at a depth of 21 kilometers at 10.37 am.

At 11.13 a.m., another earthquake measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale struck five kilometers southwest of Hastings at a depth of about 35 kilometers.

The first was felt by 126 people, while the second was felt by only six.

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