5.2 quake near Motueka

10:14 am on 12 August 2019

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck near Motueka this morning.

A 4.9 quake centred near Motueka was felt across the top of the South Island.

The quake was centred near Motueka. Photo: GeoNet

The quake at 8.44am was 102km deep, GNS Science said. It had originally assessed the magnitude as 4.9 and later upgraded it.

The GeoNet site had 2100 reports of people having felt the tremor.

GNS Science described the quake as 'light'.