Central New Zealand has been shaken by another strong quake this afternoon, with a magnitude 5.1 earthquake hitting near Seddon.
Photo: Geonet screenshot
The earthquake was centred 15km south-east of Seddon, according to GeoNet, who rated the intensity as "severe".
It struck at 1.19pm, at a depth of 11km, and was widely felt.
The region was also hit by a magnitude 5.3 earthquake last week, and a magnitude 5.5 the week before. It has been dealing with hundreds of aftershocks in the wake of the 7.8 magnitude quake that struck in November.
Emergency services in Wellington and Christchurch said they had not heard any reports of damage in the immediate aftermath of the quake.
Within five minutes more than 3000 people reported feeling the quake, from Gisborne to Seddon.
Seddon resident Len Gibson told RNZ his chair rocked and rolled a bit, but he did not feel the quake too badly.
He said it had a stretched, rolling motion, rather than the short sharp quakes he was used to.
The township seemed fine, he said.
that one gave me such a fright I squawked and scared the other person in the lab #eqnz
— Nikita (@sokeroida) January 11, 2017
That was a good one, got under my desk #eqnz
— Sarah (@redsezz) January 11, 2017
I felt that go under my feet outside. How odd, still worrying. #eqnz
— Specs (@amywatling) January 11, 2017
All of us late lunchers in the sushi place exchanged a look to make sure we weren't imagining that one #eqnz
— Lauren Hayes (@lauren_olive) January 11, 2017
At central library in Wellington. The shelves shook a little. #eqnz
— Jacob McSweeny (@JVMcSweeny) January 11, 2017
Eating pizza at One Red Dog with the lights swaying. Luckily with a wine in hand #eqnz
— Jayde Meech (@JaydeyMeechey) January 11, 2017
