Magnitude 4.7 earthquake felt by hundreds on West Coast

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An earthquake has been felt by hundreds of people on the West Coast in the early hours of this morning.

A GeoNet map reporting where the quake was felt, accurate at 6.30am. (Source: GeoNet)

GeoNet report the “moderate” quake was centerd 10km north-east of Greymouth and occurred at 1.52am this morning.

It was magnitude 4.7 and at a depth of 5km.

Hundreds of people reported the feeling the shaking on the GeoNet website, mostly on the West Coast and in the top of the South Island.

A scattering of people in the North Island reporting feeling the shaking as well.

The majority classed it as “moderate”, “light” or “weak”.

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