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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