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14 Feb 2026 19:13
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  •   Home > News > National > Lower North Island

    Thousands of people have felt a 4.5 magnitude earthquake in the lower North Island

    Thousands of people have felt a 4.5 magnitude earthquake in the lower North Island



    The shake. centred 30 kilometres northwest of Levin and at a depth of 34 kilometres. occurred just after 2 this afternoon.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Lower North Island News
     11 Feb: Devastation in Hawke's Bay's Wairoa over a fatal school bus crash yesterday, that killed one and critically injured two others
     11 Feb: Police are asking for any footage related to a stabbing in Hastings about 3.30am on Saturday
     10 Feb: One person is being flown to Wellington Hospital in a critical condition - after a house fire on a hillside between Eskdale and Bay View in Hawke's Bay
     09 Feb: Police are treating the discovery of a 64-year-old woman's body at a worksite on Taihape Road 0 in Omahu - near Hastings last week, as a homicide
     09 Feb: One person's died after a single-vehicle in Manawatu last night
     08 Feb: Residents in Hawke's Bay's Kai-rakau have entered a second consecutive month of level 4 water restrictions
     04 Feb: Police are urging anyone who may have witnessed a fatal assault outside a Napier nightclub, to come forward
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    Entertainment:
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    Rugby:
    Blues fullback Zarn Sullivan has fresh motivation heading into the Super Rugby Pacific season 18:37

    Entertainment:
    Nick Jonas admires Priyanka Chopra's "willingness to get her hands dirty" 18:21

    Politics:
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    Cricket:
    An international sporting rivalry is set for another chapter 18:07

    Entertainment:
    Jennifer Garner channelled her dance background in The Last Thing He Told Me 17:51

    Rugby:
    News Chiefs recruit Kyren Taumoefolau is looking to continue his momentum after being named to start on the right wing for tonight's Super Rugby Pacific clash with the Blues in Auckland 17:37

    Environment:
    Otorohanga and Tairawhiti are in the path of bad weather this weekend 17:27

    Entertainment:
    Sarah Michelle Gellar believes James Van Der Beek's legacy "will always live on" 17:21


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