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Testimonies shared by eyewitnesses
27 testimonies
Te Araroa (New Zealand)
101 km W from epicenter
T0 + 183 min
First I was woken up by a huge rumbling noise, then a strong shaking happened that lasted a solid 10-20 seconds. Got me scared a lot.+26
New Zealand
158 km SW from epicenter
T0 + 28 min
Omg+12
Gisborne (New Zealand)
179 km SW from epicenter
T0 + 25 min
Shaking enough to grab the kids out of bed and stand under the door+23
Gisborne (New Zealand)
179 km SW from epicenter
T0 + 20 min
Woke us no damage+22
Whakatane (New Zealand)
220 km W from epicenter
T0 + 15 min
Scary, woke with fizzy head just before+1
Tauranga (New Zealand)
284 km W from epicenter
T0 + 13 min
Long slow swaying... 30 to 40 secs here in Mt maunganui.. House made a few cracking sounds as it swayed.+14
Tauranga (New Zealand)
291 km W from epicenter
T0 + 20 min
Seemed to last a long time, quite steady!+4
Waihi Beach (New Zealand)
311 km W from epicenter
T0 + 71 min
Long Quake woke lots of people up+3
Whangamata (New Zealand)
315 km W from epicenter
T0 + 14 min
Woke me up. A very long swaying shake (I counted at least 10 seconds). Nothing broken. LOTS of very rattled and loud bird life noises now! (in a rural coastal area)+8
Otane (New Zealand)
350 km SW from epicenter
T0 + 25 min
It went on for over a minute, it was a very big earthquake+6
Rothesay Bay (New Zealand)
435 km W from epicenter
T0 + 17 min
From Orewa Auckland+1
Rothesay Bay (New Zealand)
436 km W from epicenter
T0 + 14 min
Mild movement for 15 seconds+7
Wanganui (New Zealand)
463 km SW from epicenter
T0 + 224 min
It was a good one+1
Otaki (New Zealand)
517 km SW from epicenter
T0 + 12 min
Im in Otaki north of wellington. It was a slow shake about 30 seconds. The dog noticed but wasnt as overly worried as he has been in previous quakes+4
Petone (New Zealand)
568 km SW from epicenter
T0 + 7 min
Medium shake that kept rolling for a while.woke us up-1
Ohariu (New Zealand)
573 km SW from epicenter
T0 + 9 min
Long very slight shaking+2
Wellington (New Zealand)
578 km SW from epicenter
T0 + 5 min
Woke me up+4
Wellington (New Zealand)
579 km SW from epicenter
T0 + 43 min
Prolonged mild tremor-6
Wellington (New Zealand)
580 km SW from epicenter
T0 + 33 min
Bit of a decent wobble+3
Blenheim (New Zealand)
641 km SW from epicenter
T0 + 13 min
Was woken up like someone was shaking the bed+1
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