Small earthquake felt in Wellington region

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A small earthquake shook the lower North Island Saturday afternoon.

The magnitude 4.6 quake at 2.58pm was located 40km west of Porirua at a depth of 33km, according to GeoNet.

Multiple users reported feeling it on social media, but GeoNet described the shaking as "light".

Yuck, that earthquake was like a truck hitting the house. #eqnz

First #eqnz felt in quite awhile. A sequence of two distinct shakes in central Wellington.

Nearly 10,000 people listed on GeoNet as having felt the quake.

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