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5.0 earthquake strikes near Seddon

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit 25 kilometres northeast of Seddon on Tuesday at 5:49 pm, with more than 11,000 people reporting feeling the tremor.

GeoNet reported that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 12 kilometres, producing moderate shaking.

The tremor was felt at the top of the South Island and as far north as the Tararua District. In Wellington, a reporter described the quake as a sudden jolt with loud shaking sounds and side-to-side movement, but noted that it was brief.

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  1. “a sudden jolt with loud shaking sounds and side-to-side movement, but noted that it was brief”.
    Sounds very familiar of earthquakes of 5.0 😂

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