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      Home > News > Accident and Emergency

    Thousands of people have reported feeling a magnitude 4.5 earthquake near the capital this afternoon

    Thousands of people have reported feeling a magnitude 4.5 earthquake near the capital this afternoon



    The light quake struck 45 km north-west of Levin, at a depth of 5 kilometres just before 2pm.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Accident and Emergency News
     28 Jan: Otaki MP Tim Costley is urging people to give emergency services space, after a reported helicopter crash near Paekakariki Hill Road, north of Wellington
     28 Jan: The search continues for a helicopter believed to have crashed near Paekakariki Hill Road at 7.30amnorth of Wellington
     28 Jan: Police are asking for help in finding Christchurch man Roy Markland - with grave concerns for his welfare, after he was last seen yesterday leaving his Burnside address
     28 Jan: A scene examination is continuing in Clutha, after the death of a vet
     28 Jan: Tauranga's Mayor says a community gathering will be held tomorrow - to acknowledge last week's tragic landslide at Mount Maunganui
     27 Jan: A person's moderately injured after a ute drove off State Highway 6 and crashed - on Lower Buller Gorge Road
     27 Jan: A teenager is due in court after a woman was found dead in Selwyn overnight
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     Today's News

    		 Entertainment:
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     Wellington:
    Otaki MP Tim Costley is urging people to give emergency services space, after a reported helicopter crash near Paekakariki Hill Road, north of Wellington 11:57

     Education:
    Inside NASA's space shuttle Challenger disaster that could have been stopped 40 years ago 11:47

     Cricket:
    Black Caps pace bowler Lockie Ferguson is inching closer to an international cricket return in time for the T20 World Cup 11:37

     Entertainment:
    Ashton Kutcher insists he didn't base his The Beauty character on Elon Musk 11:31

     Rugby:
    All Blacks halfback Cam Roigard has extended his contract with New Zealand Rugby by two seasons until the end of 2029 11:27

     National:
    Rocket or arugula? How a salad vegetable mapped the Italian diaspora 11:17

     Education:
    Why time feels like it speeds up as we age 11:17

     Cricket:
    The England cricket team's midnight curfew has had an immediate impact 11:07

     Wellington:
    The search continues for a helicopter believed to have crashed near Paekakariki Hill Road at 7.30amnorth of Wellington 11:07

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