Earthquake rattles New ZealandGEONET The quake, which hit at 11.24pm was centred 10km north-east of Kaikoura at a depth of 16km. A strong 5.1-magnitude earthquake has struck near Kaikoura and been felt by thousands of people. Send your newstips, photos and videos to newstips@stuff.co.nzThe quake, which hit at 11.24pm, was centred 10km north-east of Kaikoura at a depth of 16km. The quake was felt in the South Island, and as far north as Auckland, according to felt reports on GeoNet. M5.1 quake causing moderate shaking near Kaikoura https://t.co/CBMxrhLZZU — geonet (@geonet_above5) February 1, 2017Those who felt the shake took to social media to share their thoughts on it.

Source: Stuff February 01, 2017 10:28 UTC