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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16 Feb: Blustery winds and heavy rain are continuing to impact parts of the country - particularly the lower North Island

16 Feb: A teenager's death on the road highlights the risks associated with young and inexperienced drivers

16 Feb: Police say it could take some time to formally identify a body, washed up on Mahia's Mahanga Beach, near Wairoa

16 Feb: Large swathes of the country are waking up under MetService weather warnings

15 Feb: Residents due to be hit by heavy rain and severe gales are being warned to act now

15 Feb: Police are looking for two men who assaulted a Hamilton woman, while trying to enter her Fairfield home

15 Feb: A large structure fire, has closed a stretch of State Highway 2 in Wairoa

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