The NZ Herald, Sunday Jul 21, 2013
Wellington and the upper South Island were hit by another "severe'' earthquake this morning.
According to GeoNet, the magnitude 5.8 quake occurred at 7.17am and was centred 30km east of Seddon at a depth of 19km.
It was one of a swarm of earthquakes to rattle central New Zealand this morning.
Another "strong'' earthquake struck 25km east of Seddon at 7.20am at a depth of 13km, GeoNet said.
Newstalk ZB reporter Felix Marwick says it woke him up, but did not damage anything at his place.
"It just rattled things, made them jump around the shelves.
"I've got everything earthquake-fixed. If they weren't, I suspect things might have moved a hell of a lot further than they did."
Emergency services say that so far, there are no reports of damage.
There have been at least 14 other smaller earthquakes in the same region this morning, and also slight to moderate shakes near Hunterville, Porangahau, Taihape and Te Kaha.
The capital was shaken by a magnitude 5.7 quake on Friday.
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