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  •   Home > News > National > Upper South Island

    More than 14-thousand people have reported feeling a 4-point-9 magnitude quake east of Picton - just before 4pm

    More than 14-thousand people have reported feeling a 4-point-9 magnitude quake east of Picton - just before 4pm



    GeoNet says the tremor caused moderate shaking, with a depth of 35 kilometres.

    It says the quake may have been felt in the upper South Island and lower North Island.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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