A 7 Magnitude earthquake has rocked the lower South Island this afternoon.
The quake struck at 2.43pm and was centred 140km southwest of Tuatapere at a depth of 33km. It was assessed for tsunami risk by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and GNS Science, and in an update at 3.24pm, NEMA said “no land threat is expected”.
More than 4000 people had reported the shaking to GeoNet’s website, where it was described as “moderate”.
It was felt across the lower South Island, including Invercargill, Gore, Te Anau, Cromwell, Queenstown and Dunedin.
This earthquake was forecast ahead of time via SolarWatcher.Net that specifically Targeted the New Zealand region with a coronal Hole symmetry .. Video link added below – Member content:
