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More than 2100 people have reported being rattled by a magnitude 4.7 earthquake in the lower North Island, about quarter past 7

26 December 2025

The quake hit just south-west of Pongaroa, between Masterton and Dannevirke, at a depth of 18-kilometres.

Most say they felt weak shaking.

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