Hundreds report feeling quake below Lake Taupō

More than 2000 people, mostly throughout the North Island and at the top of the South Island reported feeling the quake. Photo: GeoNet.

There has been a magnitude 5 earthquake below Lake Taupō, GeoNet says.

The earthquake occurred at 12.14pm at a depth of 81km.

More than 2000 people throughout the North Island and at the top of the South Island reported they felt light or weak shaking after the quake.

More than 11,000 people reported feeling a magnitude 4.8 quake that hit on 3 February at a depth of 6km centred 5km south of Te Aroha just after 2am.

-RNZ.

1 comment

Missed it !

Posted on 04-02-2023 19:57 | By SonnyJim

Didn't feel that one though I was sitting still at my computer at the time. Annoying though that on the quake graphic some people can't resist reporting the shake as extreme when it was not. Geonet's description of extreme is "Buildings are damaged or destroyed" like in Christchurch, which didn't happen - Are these people 'setting up' for an insurance claim ?


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