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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26 Jan: A man's appearing in court - after a kidnapping incident in Blenheim over the weekend

26 Jan: Prime Minister Chris Luxon joined the Mount Maunganui community last night, paying tribute to those presumed dead in Thursday's slip

26 Jan: A determination from emergency services to continue the recovery at Mount Maunganui as soon as possible

25 Jan: Snell street in Waikato's Morrinsville, is closed following an earlier crash

25 Jan: A Waikato man who escaped the deadly Mount Maunganui landslide, is crediting Lisa McClenna,n as the camper who saved lives

25 Jan: Armed police are patrolling a Central Auckland suburb, following an assault this afternoon

25 Jan: Evacuated residents in Tairawhiti are waiting to return home

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