Magnitude 4.6 Earthquake shakes 120km north-west of Te Kaha

in #earthquake4 years ago

A magnitude 4.6 Earthquake shook Bay of Plenty and parts of Waikato on Saturday evening at 8:29 PM.

It was originally marked as magnitude 4.8, upon revision it was changed.

The earthquake was located 120km north-west of Te Kaha and had a depth of 5km according to Geonet as of 8:45 PM.

The shaking intensity was Unnoticeable.

Over 500 people have reported feeling the shake.

M4.8 quake causing weak shaking near Whangamata https://t.co/ovFgfvnsyF

— GeoNet (@geonet) August 29, 2020

Two aftershocks followed right after the magnitude 4.6 earthquake.

M2.6 quake causing weak shaking near Napier https://t.co/EJhS1MrLlR

— GeoNet (@geonet) August 29, 2020

M2.7 quake causing weak shaking near Napier https://t.co/s4j0SgHeSp

— GeoNet (@geonet) August 29, 2020


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