5 Jun 2025

Light earthquake in Wellington region

6:52 pm on 5 June 2025
Seismograph

Hundreds of people reported feeling the light quake. Photo: RNZ / Alison Ballance

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake has struck the Wellington region.

GeoNet says the light earthquake occurred at 6.14pm and was at a depth of 21km and centred 15km west of Martinborough.

By 6.20pm more than 1500 people had reported feeling it.

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