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Magnitude 4.9 earthquake causes strong shaking in Hawke's Bay region

June 22, 2018

A strong 4.9 magnitude earthquake has struck near Porangahau in the Hawke's Bay region this evening.

GeoNet is reporting the quake was 17km deep and struck south-east of Porangahau at 6:20pm, causing strong shaking in the area.

Many people have taken to social media to report they felt the quake, with reports coming in from Wellington and Palmerston North.

"Was that a little jolt in Wellington?" Greg Thompson posted on Twitter. "Crap," Kevin Daly simply wrote of the jolt.

So far nearly 2000 people have reported feeling the earthquake on GeoNet's website.

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