A 4.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Taumarunui this evening.
File photo. Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
Geonet says the quake hit at 7.40pm, and caused generally weak shaking.
M4.2 quake causing light shaking near Taumarunui https://t.co/aJBzBkPnuQ
— GeoNet (@geonet) October 3, 2020
It was centered 45 kilometres south west of Taumarunui, at a depth of 18 kilometres.
The shaking was felt throughout the Taranaki region, and as far away as Palmerston North and Raglan.
