16 Feb 2023

Strong earthquake felt off Kāpiti Coast

From Morning Report, 7:36 am on 16 February 2023

A strong earthquake centred off the Kāpiti Coast last night has been upgraded to a magnitude 6-point-3.

The long, strong quake hit around twenty to eight, 50 kilometres north-west of Paraparaumu and was felt by tens of thousands of people.

Geonet says it felt long and strong for many people 

Jen Andrews, the duty Seismologist at GNS Science, spoke to Kim Hill.