4.1 magnitude earthquake rattles lower North Island

More than 16,000 people reported feeling the quake on Geonet's website. Photo: Supplied / Geonet

A 4.1 magnitude quake has rattled the lower North Island on Monday night.

Geonet recorded the moderate quake 10km northwest of Porirua, at a depth of 22km at 10.05pm.

More than 16,000 people reported feeling the quake on Geonet's website.

Earlier on Monday, a 4.8 magnitude quake was recorded 115km east of Te Araroa at a depth of 12km at 8.34pm. But Geonet recorded that as a quake with weak shaking.

An evening shake for those in the Wellington region from a M4.1 earthquake with moderate shakingoccurring at 10:05pm. It was located 10km north-west of Porirua and we received over 13,000 felt reports pic.twitter.com/wrdYfDCU7v

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