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      Home > News > Environment

    An unwelcome Christmas eve wake-up for some in the Lower North Island..

    An unwelcome Christmas eve wake-up for some in the Lower North Island..



    A magnitude 4.5 earthquake, described by GeoNet as light, struck just before 5am.

    It was centred 35 kilometres south of Porangahau, at a depth of 20 kilometres.

    Locals from Masterton to Hastings are reporting feeling it.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Environment News
     21 Oct: Multiple highways across the country are closed - as the wild weather continues to rage
     21 Oct: Turbulent weather's still evolving across the country - for a second chaotic day, with one person dying after being hit by a fallen branch in Wellington
     21 Oct: Christchurch's Burwood Hospital is finally set for earthquake repairs, 15 years on from the 2010 quake
     21 Oct: Severe weather's set to ease today, before returning from Thursday
     21 Oct: Another round of heavy rain and strong winds is moving up the country
     20 Oct: MetService is recommending extreme caution as strong gusts and heavy rain move up the country
     20 Oct: Strong winds are battering much of the country - and hectic weather's also ahead later in the week
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