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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03 Feb: Police have launched an investigation after a body was found at a work site in Omahu near Hastings

03 Feb: Communities around Hawke's Bay are commemorating 95 years since the 1931 earthquake

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