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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06 Feb: Street signs have been going missing across Whakatane and the Eastern Bay - sparking safety concerns

06 Feb: Buses will replace trains on most Wellington lines and all Auckland lines this Waitangi weekend

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05 Feb: Three people are injured - one seriously - after a two-vehicle crash near Hamilton Airport

05 Feb: Multiple people are injured after a four-vehicle crash on Auckland's Southern Motorway

05 Feb: A 53-year-old man's been arrested and charged in relation to a suspicious fire at a commercial premises on Oruanui Street in Taupo's CBD on Tuesday night

05 Feb: Police say a Papamoa woman missing in the Kaimai Range has been found safe and well

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