There has been a 4.2 magnitude earthquake near Whanganui this morning, GeoNet says.
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The quake which occurred at 8.02am was centred 25km south-west of the city.
It was at a depth of 12km and resulted in light shaking, GeoNet says.
It has received 'felt it' reports from more than 2200 people, some as far south as Blenheim.
Bit of a shaky start to Friday in the lower North Island - a M4.2 earthquake with light shaking 22 km south-west of Whanganui. We've received more than 2200 felt reports. For more detail, see https://t.co/Gesrg6vis2 pic.twitter.com/ukM5wLutsZ
— GeoNet (@geonet) January 21, 2021
