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Haast earthquake wakes Wānaka

The Wānaka App

17 June 2023, 6:12 PM

Haast earthquake wakes WānakaThe circle shows the location of the earthquake south-west of Haast

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake near Haast caused light shaking in Wānaka this morning.


It was enough to wake people from their sleep with many reporting it on the GeoNet website.



The quake struck at 3.38am 45 kilometres south-west of Haast at a depth of 5 kilometres.


GeoNet described it as 'weak' and there are no reports of damage.


IMAGE: GeoNet