5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Blenheim – shakes felt in Wellington

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New ZealandUpdated

Feb 21, 2022 03:11 AM2 minutes to read

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shocking the top of the South Island and bottom of the North Island this afternoon.

GeoNet have reported a magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit 35 km south-west of Blenheim just after 4pm.

GeoNet say the earthquake was 32 km deep.

People on social media reportedly felt it across the upper South Island and lower North Island including Wellington and Nelson, Palmerston North.

While it was centerd near Blenheim it was widely felt in Wellington and in Nelson, where it was described by some as a low, rolling rumble which made household items sway.

“Yikes,” said one woman who felt the quake in Nelson.

The earth wants the protesters out of Welly too #eqnz #shakethemoff

— Nic (@NicNicNZ) February 21, 2022

Ooooo! A nice little #eqnz in Wellington. How many evil pestilences does this city need to roll out before the protesters realise this is a bad bad place to live in a tent? pic.twitter.com/RVhjQxIi46

— Sue Teodoro (@SueTeodoro) February 21, 2022

Quite a loud shake (or two!) in Kelburn. Now upgraded to 5.6, SW of Seddon https://t.co/BvrdDbNtND

— Fleur Templeton (@templetonf) February 21, 2022

First daytime #eqnz I’ve felt in a while. That one was a roller, eh?

— Laurie Winkless (@laurie_winkless) February 21, 2022

Time to go home and replenish the emergency earthquake water supplies we used up while the neighborhood was without water over the weekend #eqnz

— Marianne Elliott (she/her) (@zenpeacekeeper) February 21, 2022

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