A 5.6 magnitude earthquake 40km north of Te Anau was felt across the bottom of the South Island this morning. The quake, which was originally recorded as being magnitude 5.2, hit at 10.52am, at a depth of 67km and caused moderate shaking, GeoNet says. Another Queenstown resident who was at Countdown when it hit said shelves were shaking back and forth. Te Anau resident Chris Hughes said he and his pets did not feel a thing but his flatmates did. On the GeoNet website people reported feeling the quake across the bottom of the South Island, including in Dunedin and Invercargill.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 26, 2020 23:03 UTC