Two earthquakes have been felt in the lower North Island on Friday night. Photo: Supplied / GeoNet
Two earthquakes in quick succession have shaken the lower North Island.
The first, a 4.3 magnitude quake 10km east of Whanganui, struck at 10:20pm Friday.
It had a depth of 52km.
Two earthquakes in quick succession this evening. The first a M4.3 near Whanganui at 10:20pm and the second a M4.2 at 10.21pm near Taihape. We've received over 3700 felt reports from the shaking.
— GeoNet (@geonet) December 20, 2024
Whanganui M4.3 https://t.co/RpMbLpCWm9
Taihape M4.2 https://t.co/9uMVgzFL1o pic.twitter.com/bYAk07gShe
One minute later, a 4.2 magnitude quake struck 10km north-east of Taihape, at a depth of 31km.
GeoNet said it had received more than 3700 'felt' reports for each.
The earthquakes caused only light shaking, GeoNet said.
