People in the northern South Island and southern North Island felt a 4.7 earthquake centred in Marlborough last night.
The quake struck shortly before 8pm, in the St Arnaud Range south-west of Blenheim.
Registered at a depth of 57km, it's described on the government's GeoNet website as a 'light' tremor.
Some 2700 people have made 'felt it' reports to the site, most describing weak or light shaking, but a few described it as strong or severe.
Saturday evening shake for central NZ! A M4.7 earthquake with light shaking 20km south-east of St Arnaud. It was most widely felt in the northern South Island and we have received over 2700 felt reports.
— GeoNet (@geonet) August 8, 2020
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