It shows the quake struck just before 9pm, 30 kilometres west of the town, and 5 kilometres below the surface.

Geonet says it may have also been felt in Milford Sound, Te Anau, and surrounding areas.

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16 Aug: The Southland Stags have scored 29 unanswered second half points to stun Manawatu 29-22 in their NPC rugby contest in Invercargill after trailing 22-nil at halftime

14 Aug: A couple's been charged with defrauding a person over two years - with bogus cancer treatment bills to the tune of more than one-million-dollars

14 Aug: Central Otago's troubled Shotover wastewater treatment plant is going to be checked on less regularly

13 Aug: Christian Lio-Willie returns to the Otago side for their NPC match away to Wellington this weekend

13 Aug: A coroner has found failure to wear seatbelts contributed to the deaths of four men in a Canterbury crash

12 Aug: Another two men have been charged with murder in relation to a 20-year-old's death after a brawl in Hamilton last month

12 Aug: Queenstown's benefiting from another influx of winter tourists

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Today's News

Rugby:
All Blacks flanker Du'Plessis Kirifi has described the balance of workload in starting alongside Ardie Savea for New Zealand against Argentina in the Rugby Championship this morning in Cordoba 7:27

Rugby League:
The Warriors women have suffered a 20-to-16 NRLW loss to the Canberra Raiders in Hamilton, despite only having 11 players for most of the contest 7:17

International:
Rice nearly sank US tariff talks until Japan finally agreed to take more American grain 7:07

Rugby:
Scott Robertson is sharing the lessons learned from last year's Rugby Championship as he begins his second in charge of the All Blacks in this morning's clash against Argentina in Cordoba 5:47

Law and Order:
Corrections is carrying out a review after eleven inmates at Spring Hill Prison rioted and started fires in the exercise yard - prompting a lockdown 5:27

Living & Travel:
An air traffic control "technical fault" has caused disruptions to air sector services tonight, closing Oceania airspace and forcing trans-Tasman flights to circle off the New Zealand coast 21:56

Cricket:
Australian cricket legends pay tribute to Bob Simpson as a "giant" of the game 21:26

Environment:
Thousands of people today felt one of the strongest earthquakes to hit Australia amid warnings of aftershocks 21:16

Netball:
The second-tier status of netball's ANZ Premiership ... compared to Australian Super Netball ... has been alluded to by former Northern Stars coach Kiri Wills 18:57

Rugby:
A half-century for Taranaki in rugby's NPC as the Bulls roared home with the points over Auckland, at a sodden Eden Park ... on Gold Sport 18:57

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