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A magnitude 4.5 Earthquake shook Wellington and surrounding areas of the lower North Island early Thursday morning at around 1:10 am.
According to Geonet, the earthquake was located 10 km west of Upper Hutt and had a depth of 25 km.
The shaking intensity was moderate.
Over 12,900 people have reported feeling the shake.
M4.6 quake causing moderate shaking near Upper Hutt https://t.co/2xnS2fYPcb
— GeoNet (@geonet) December 30, 2020
A statement was posted by GeoNet roughly 15 minutes after the shake, reading: “That was an early New Years Eve wake up for Greater Wellington today with a M4.5 earthquake occurring 10km West of Upper Hutt.”
Within minutes 12,000+ reports of the shake were submitted.
That was an early New Years Eve wake up for Greater Wellington today with a M4.5 earthquake occurring 10km West of Upper Hutt. We’ve had over 12,000 felt reports for the moderate shake, more info here: https://t.co/RjYGnftrxL #eqnz pic.twitter.com/yk3F2mlExT
— GeoNet (@geonet) December 30, 2020
Many comments posted online reported that they heard the earthquake coming before eventually hitting.
Source: CC/ Brent H
Earlier, the last full ‘Cold Moon' of 2020 was documented by thisquality.
Image: GeoNet
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