A 4.8-magnitude earthquake has struck New Zealand’s North and South Islands, with its epicenter located 10 km south of Seddon on the South Island. The quake hit at 8:24 a.m. local time (6:24 a.m. AEDT) at a depth of 9 km.
Tremors were felt as far north as Palmerston North and as far south as Rakaia. Over 1,200 people reported the shaking. Residents in Wellington’s Karori and Te Aro suburbs, as well as in Witherlea, Redwoodtown, and Blenheim in Marlborough, also reported feeling the quake.
This seismic event comes just weeks after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck western Indonesia. Located approximately 620 km off the coast of Sumatra. That earthquake, recorded on February 7 at 11:30 a.m. local time, occurred at a depth of 10 km.
Meanwhile, earlier this year, Western Australia’s coast experienced two earthquakes. This within a span of five hours.
On January 8, a 2.9-magnitude quake struck the Pilbara region near Port Hedland at 8:44 a.m. That was followed by a 2.8-magnitude tremor at 1:20 p.m. off the coast. The aftershocks affected Marble Bar, located 200 km south of Port Hedland.
