Magnitude 4.9 Earthquake Felt in Wellington

Magnitude 4.9 earthquake felt in Wellington

Thousands of people have been jolted awake by an early morning quake in Wellington. The magnitude 4.9 tremor hit at 6.34am on Saturday, centred about 30km north-west of Paraparaumu, and...

21,000 report “moderate” earthquake centred north-west of Paraparaumu

Wellington.Scoop A magnitude 4.9 earthquake was felt in Wellington at 6.34am this morning, centred about 30km north-west of Paraparaumu, and 26km deep. GeoNet described the shaking as moderate. More than 21,000 people reported feeling the quake, from the Marlborough and Nelson areas to the Central Plateau. The strongest reports were from the Kāpiti Coast, Wellington, […]

Magnitude 4.9 earthquake hits lower North Island

Almost 20,000 people have reported feeling the quake.

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake occurred 30 km north-west of Paraparaumu, New Zealand on Sat Sep 5 2026 6:34 AM. The quake was 26 kilometres deep and the shaking was moderate close to the quake.

The quake may have been felt in Blenheim, Castlepoint, Collingwood, Dannevirke, Eketahuna, Feilding, French Pass, Hawera, Hunterville, Levin, Martinborough, Masterton, Motueka, Nelson, Ohakune, Opunake, Palmerston North, Paraparaumu, Picton, Pongaroa, Porangahau, Seddon, Stratford, Taihape, Waipukurau, Waverley, Wellington, Whanganui, and surrounding localities.