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Strong earthquake hits New Zealand’s South Island, with 25,000 people feeling the shake from as far away as Auckland
- A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck St Arnaud’s in Nelson Lakes in New Zealand’s South Island
- Around 25,000 people felt the shaking as far away as Auckland and Dunedin.
- The event occurs before the 10th anniversary of the 2010 Darfield earthquake
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck New Zealand’s South Island.
The quake struck about 10 kilometers west of St Arnaud at 10.13pm Thursday night in the Nelson Lakes region.
About 25,000 people across the country felt the shake, including those living as far away as Auckland and Dunedin.
The shaking occurred about 10 kilometers west of St Arnaud at 10.13pm Thursday night in the Nelson Lakes region, but was felt by residents across the country.
The earthquake comes a day before the 10th anniversary of the 2010 Darfield earthquake, which caused widespread damage to the city of Christchurch.
Thursday night’s tremor was initially registered at a magnitude of 4.4, but was updated to a “strong” pair.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 62 km.
Those on top of the South Island and around Wellington were hit the hardest.
Those on top of the South Island and around Wellington reported the strongest impact
Thursday night’s tremor was initially recorded as a 4.4 magnitude but was upgraded to a ‘strong’ event after reports continued to pour in from across the country.
Jacinda Ardern’s partner Clarke Gayford sent her well wishes to residents on social media after the event.
Twenty-four people reported an ‘extreme’ shaking, 12 severe and 145 strong, according to GeoNet.
Jacinda Ardern’s partner Clarke Gayford sent her well wishes to residents on social media after the event.
‘Quiiiiiite old Prem House creaked during those good shakes, sure made the birds nest on our roof. Hope everyone else is okay, ‘he wrote.
One Twitter user said he felt the earthquake in Auckland when his sofa began to sway.
Another wrote: ‘Small in Christchurch, but it was very disturbing. I felt like it was going to get bigger. ‘
“I can only imagine how devastating that earthquake would have been if it were less than 20km deep instead of 62km deep,” said another.
Many others reference the date of the event before the 10th anniversary of Friday since the Christchurch earthquakes.
It was strong in Blenheim! I went through the Christchurch earthquakes and tomorrow is the 10th anniversary of the first. You got your point, Mother Nature! a woman wrote.
Friday 4 September marks the 10th anniversary of the 2010 Darfield earthquake that caused widespread destruction in Christchurch.
