Seventeen-thousand people have reported feeling the jolt, which is being described by Geonet as 'strong'.

It struck 15 kilometres south-west of Wellington before midnight last night, at a depth of 13 kilometres.

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09 Jan: An unexplained death at an Auckland home on New Year's Day was reportedly a three year old boy

08 Jan: A person is seriously injured after being trapped under a vehicle in central Auckland.

08 Jan: One person's seriously injured after a glue drum exploded at an industrial site near Motueka

08 Jan: Police are appealing for information, about a boat stolen from a commercial yard in Whangarei on Tuesday

08 Jan: Formal identification is still under way for a body recovered on southern Mount Huxley

07 Jan: Police are urging drivers to slow down, saying they've seen worrying speeds in the Manawatu region over the past couple of weeks

07 Jan: Otago rescue teams have located a body on the southern side of Mount Huxley

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