A 5.5-magnitude earthquake has struck the upper South Island. Geonet reported the quake at 4.15pm today, initially as "strong" but it has been updated to "severe". M5.5 quake causing strong shaking near Seddon https://t.co/DmRxAFC3sX — GeoNet (@geonet) December 4, 2016It was followed by several smaller quakes. #eqnz #wellington pic.twitter.com/pCciw1wEeN — Jodi Ihaka (@JodiIhaka) December 4, 2016Quite glad we the tethered the Chrissy tree up in case of shakes. Kiley said friends from Blenheim called this afternoon and said they also felt the earthquake.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 04, 2016 03:33 UTC