Capital quakes

Amagnitude 4.7 earthquake that rattled Wellington at 8.13am yesterday was felt as far away as Auckland. GeoNet’s initial recording had the 4.7 quake at a depth of 28km, 25km west of Paraparaumu on the Kāpiti Coast. GeoNet recorded more than 13,000 people who felt the quake within 15 minutes. Most were in the lower North Island or upper South Island but there were reports from people who felt it in Auckland and Christchurch.