Upper North Island rattled by 4.1-magnitude earthquake

The upper North Island was rattled by a 4.1-magnitude earthquake on Saturday afternoon.

GeoNet said the quake, the epicentre of which was 40km west of Kawhia, was a shallow 5km.

"Felt that at Te Akau," said Te Akau Racing Club on X.

The quake, which struck just before 1:30pm, was felt as far north as Auckland and as far south as Whanganui, with most describing the shaking as "weak", according to GeoNet's reporting map.