New Zealand / Wellington Region

Light quakes shake Wellington region

05:36 am on 19 July 2017

A light earthquake rattled the Wellington region early this morning.

Photo: GeoNet

The 3.8 magnitude tremor, about 20km west of Wellington, hit at 3.46am.

Geonet recorded it as 45km deep.

About 600 people from Wellington to central Hawke's Bay reported feeling the tremor.