Magnitude 5.5 earthquake shakes South Island, felt by Wellington residents

More than 12,000 people have reported feeling shaky. Image / GeoNet

An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit the northwest of the South Island on Sunday afternoon and was felt across the country.

GeoNet said the quake occurred just after 4.15pm, 70 kilometers northeast of Collingwood, and was recorded at a depth of 189 kilometers.

More than 13,000 people responded to GeoNet’s online alert that they felt the earthquake, mostly in the central and southern North Island.

Wow, so many of you have felt that! A M5.5, 190 km deep, is centered offshore in the Whanganui Basin. We received around 13,000 reports from across New Zealand For more details see https://t.co/siDWrMV3hr pic.twitter.com/KyExQlN1N5

– GeoNet (@geonet) November 7, 2021

GeoNet tweeted: “Wow, many of you have felt it! M5.5, 190 km deep, centered offshore in the Whanganui Basin. We received about 13,000 substantive reports from all over New Zealand.”

GeoNet explained: “This earthquake likely occurred in the Pacific plate, which is sinking (descending) under the Australian plate. Most of the earthquake’s energy is transmitted up and along the plate to the surface.”

A resident of Wainuomata described the earthquake as “a little wiggling…stop and then a boom”

These deep earthquakes are usually felt on a large scale, but are usually not close to the epicenter. This earthquake likely occurred in the Pacific Plate, which sinks (descends) under the Australian Plate. Most of the earthquake energy is transmitted up and along the plate to the surface.

– GeoNet (@geonet) November 7, 2021

It was a strange little wiggle…pause and then bang.

– Radman ?? (@RadmanNZ) November 7, 2021

Wellington’s attorney, Felix Geringer, said on Twitter that the quake was felt in the capital as “two distinct waves”.

Was that an earthquake or two? It hit here in two distinct waves. #eqnz https://t.co/LxuQyQ9MW6

– Felix Geringer (@BarristerNZ) November 7, 2021

An earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale was recorded Thursday evening 10 km east of Christchurch at a depth of 7 km.

The central North Island experienced a 5.9-magnitude earthquake late last month, which struck 30 km southwest of Taomarunui and recorded at a depth of 210 km. No damage was reported.

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