'Swaying Sensation': Magnitude 6.0 Quake Rattles Lower South Island

Hundreds feel magnitude 6 quake off Stewart Island

The 6.0 quake struck 115 km north-west of Snares Islands. Photo: GeoNet Over a thousand people have reported feeling a 6.0 magnitude earthquake off the lower South Island in the early hours of this morning.

Hundreds report feeling magnitude 6.0 earthquake off South Island's coast

Almost 1200 people reported feeling the quake that struck north-west of Snares Islands overnight.

'Swaying sensation': Magnitude 6.0 quake rattles lower South Island

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake has shaken the lower South Island early this morning, according to GeoNet. The 12.53am quake struck offshore south of Southland,...

South Island Shaken By Early Morning Quake

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck near the Snares Islands just after midnightThe quake was felt across Southland, Otago and as far north as WellingtonThis follows a stronger 6.8 quake near the same area earlier this yearA 6.0 magnitude earthquake was felt across the lower South Island and beyond in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The tremor struck at 12.53am, centred 115 kilometres northwest of the Snares Islands at a depth of 12 kilometres,…