30 Jul 2023

Magnitude 4.6 earthquake shakes Wellington region

11:19 pm on 30 July 2023
A 4.8 earthquake has been recorded, centred south of Porangahau, at a depth of 15km.

Photo: 123rf

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake shook the Wellington area on Sunday night.

The earthquake struck about 10.41pm 10km southwest of Paraparaumu, according to the GeoNet website.

It was at a depth of 44km.

Nearly 20,000 people have registered feeling it on GeoNet's website.

There are no reports of a tsunami warning, or any major damage so far.

Many people on social media also reported feeling the shake.