New Zealand has been rocked by a 'massive' 6.3 magnitude earthquake that was felt by 70,000 Kiwis across both north and south islands. The 'scary' tremor was centred around its capital Wellington on the north island on Wednesday at 7.38pm NZDT (local time 5:38 AEDT) around 50km northwest of Paraparaumu at a depth of 48km. New Zealand's National Emergency Management Agency said there is no tsunami threat and no significant damage reported. A spokesperson from Fire and Emergency New Zealand reported no incidents related to the quake. Another earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 also hit the country 20 minutes after the 6.3 tremor.

Source: Stuff February 15, 2023 21:25 UTC