An earthquake was felt in the Lower North Island on Friday morning.
Geonet reported on its website that the 4.2-magnitude quake occurred at 8.02am, around 25km southwest of Whanganui.
They reported it was at a depth of 12km, and may have been felt in Eketahuna, Feilding, Hāwara, Hunterville, Levin, Palmerston North as well as in the Wellington region.
M3.9 quake causing light shaking near Whanganui https://t.co/dw3gVl4z3n
— GeoNet (@geonet) January 21, 2021