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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

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