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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.
New Zealand
158 km SW from epicenter
T0 + 28 min
Omg
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
Gisborne (New Zealand)
179 km SW from epicenter
T0 + 20 min
Woke us no damage
Whakatane (New Zealand)
220 km W from epicenter
T0 + 15 min
Scary, woke with fizzy head just before
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.
Tauranga (New Zealand)
291 km W from epicenter
T0 + 20 min
Seemed to last a long time, quite steady!
Waihi Beach (New Zealand)
311 km W from epicenter
T0 + 71 min
Long Quake woke lots of people up
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)
Otane (New Zealand)
350 km SW from epicenter
T0 + 25 min
It went on for over a minute, it was a very big earthquake
Rothesay Bay (New Zealand)
435 km W from epicenter
T0 + 17 min
From Orewa Auckland
Rothesay Bay (New Zealand)
436 km W from epicenter
T0 + 14 min
Mild movement for 15 seconds
Wanganui (New Zealand)
463 km SW from epicenter
T0 + 224 min
It was a good one
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
Petone (New Zealand)
568 km SW from epicenter
T0 + 7 min
Medium shake that kept rolling for a while.woke us up
Ohariu (New Zealand)
573 km SW from epicenter
T0 + 9 min
Long very slight shaking
Wellington (New Zealand)
578 km SW from epicenter
T0 + 5 min
Woke me up
Wellington (New Zealand)
579 km SW from epicenter
T0 + 43 min
Prolonged mild tremor
Wellington (New Zealand)
580 km SW from epicenter
T0 + 33 min
Bit of a decent wobble
Blenheim (New Zealand)
641 km SW from epicenter
T0 + 13 min
Was woken up like someone was shaking the bed
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