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8 testimonies
Waikanae Beach (New Zealand)
65 km E from epicenter
T0 + 11 min
Woken from sleep by 2-3 jolts & rattling sounds+4
Wellington (New Zealand)
68 km SE from epicenter
T0 + 2 min
Thorndon Wellington NZ0
Wellington (New Zealand)
68 km SE from epicenter
T0 + 633 min
Our NZ Geonet upgraded it to 5.80
Waikanae (New Zealand)
70 km E from epicenter
T0 + 783 min
Felt the short P wave, then the S wave longer, house shook like crazy. No damage. 83km away 0
Upper Hutt (New Zealand)
82 km E from epicenter
T0 + 3 min
Notified by the Google app then felt a steady shake. Lasted approximately 10 seconds+5
Wairau Valley (New Zealand)
100 km SW from epicenter
T0 + 71 min
Long roll0
Kaiteriteri (New Zealand)
105 km W from epicenter
T0 + 9 min
Shook for about 8-10 secondsMy second earthquake in a few weeks.... Last one I. Basel+3
Stratford (New Zealand)
166 km N from epicenter
T0 + 20 min
Wow, I was taken by surprise, I was talking to my wife in China. The earthquake shook for almost 30 seconds after.+2