UPDATED: 7:01 pm
A magnitude 5.5 quake has shaken the upper South Island and lower North Island of New Zealand but hasn't done any damage.
The quake occurred about 4.15pm on Sunday and was recorded as having a severe intensity by monitoring organisation GeoNet.
It was at a depth of 12km and was centred 10km east of Seddon.
The quake occurred about 4.15pm on Sunday and was recorded as having a severe intensity by monitoring organisation GeoNet.
It was at a depth of 12km and was centred 10km east of Seddon.
The owner of SuperValue in Seddon, Kevin Kamat, said the shaking lasted for about five seconds.
“It was quite strong. We had about 12 customers in the store and everyone made a beeline for the door.”
Kamat said there was no damage to the supermarket.
“It was quite strong. We had about 12 customers in the store and everyone made a beeline for the door.”
Kamat said there was no damage to the supermarket.
Seddon's Michael Johnson said he doesn't usually feel earthquakes when he's walking, but this one was strong and very loud.
Johnson was out on his farm when it hit.
"I literally felt the ground move under my feet. The wool shed shook and rattled" he said.
Johnson said his animals also had a fright.
"They weren't very happy, my daughters horse was snorting a bit, trotting down the paddock. I think it affects them quite a bit."
Johnson was out on his farm when it hit.
"I literally felt the ground move under my feet. The wool shed shook and rattled" he said.
Johnson said his animals also had a fright.
"They weren't very happy, my daughters horse was snorting a bit, trotting down the paddock. I think it affects them quite a bit."
GNS Science duty seismologist Bill Fry said the quake was part of a sequence of aftershocks following the 7.8 quake on November 14.
"It's in an a location that we've seen a lot of other earthquakes. It was quite large," he said.
He said at the epicentre of the quake the ground shaking would have been severe.
About 6892 people, mostly in the upper South Island and throughout the lower North Island, registered with GeoNet that they felt the quake.
It also triggered a relatively moderate quake in the Hawke's Bay region at about the same time, Mr Fry said.
The Hawke's Bay quake, centred 25km south of Hastings, was initially recorded as a 4.8 but was downgraded to a 3.
Marlborough District Council mayor John Leggett said he was at the Picton Christmas parade when the quake occurred.
"We were down on the foreshore and we definitely felt it. It was pretty significant," he said.
He's been seeking information about any damage but hasn't received any reports yet.
Wellington City Council spokesman Richard McLean said "emergency controllers have been talking to each other" but there are no reports of damage in the capital.
Council staff are checking with contractors demolishing a high-rise building in Molesworth Street, damaged in previous quakes, to see if there are any issues with it.
Thousands of aftershocks have been recorded since the 7.8 quake three weeks ago, which isolated the South Island coastal settlement of Kaikoura and altered the landscapes around it
The Fire Service said there have been no damage reports yet from the aftershocks.
"We were down on the foreshore and we definitely felt it. It was pretty significant," he said.
He's been seeking information about any damage but hasn't received any reports yet.
Wellington City Council spokesman Richard McLean said "emergency controllers have been talking to each other" but there are no reports of damage in the capital.
Council staff are checking with contractors demolishing a high-rise building in Molesworth Street, damaged in previous quakes, to see if there are any issues with it.
Thousands of aftershocks have been recorded since the 7.8 quake three weeks ago, which isolated the South Island coastal settlement of Kaikoura and altered the landscapes around it
The Fire Service said there have been no damage reports yet from the aftershocks.
The owner of SuperValue in Seddon, Kevin Kamat, said the shaking lasted for about five seconds.
“It was quite strong. We had about 12 customers in the store and everyone made a beeline for the door.”
Kamat said there was no damage to the supermarket.
The owner of SuperValue in Seddon, Kevin Kamat, said the shaking lasted for about five seconds.
“It was quite strong. We had about 12 customers in the store and everyone made a beeline for the door.”
Kamat said there was no damage to the supermarket.
“It was quite strong. We had about 12 customers in the store and everyone made a beeline for the door.”
Kamat said there was no damage to the supermarket.
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