A 4.8 quake struck 10 kilometres south of Seddon near the top of the South Island, just before 8:30 this morning, at a depth of 9 kilometres.

It was felt widely in the capital, and as far south as Christchurch.

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Other Upper South Island News

04 Nov: People in Kaikoura are being urged to look for nationally vulnerable Hutton's shearwater birds, which may have crash landed

03 Nov: Hopes care will speed up at Nelson Hospital's emergency department - as an extension opens its doors

26 Oct: A man's been sentenced to two months community detention and 12 months supervision - after assaulting a Nelson dairy owner over a pack of cigarettes

24 Oct: A man will remain in custody after a standoff with Nelson police and allegedly threatening to blow up buildings

23 Oct: A person's been arrested following a Police incident in Nelson

23 Oct: Nelson Hospital's currently running on generator supply while the network power is being re-established

23 Oct: Several thousand people have lost power across the upper half and west coast of the South Island

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International:
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Environment:
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