GeoNet says the tremor caused moderate shaking, with a depth of 35 kilometres.

It says the quake may have been felt in the upper South Island and lower North Island.

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Other Upper South Island News

17 May: The Nelson Giants have notched up a second win of the NZ NBL season - beating the Hawke's Bay Hawks 98-to-82 in Napier

14 May: Lockdowns have lifted at three Nelson schools, that were shuttered during a Police response

07 May: Warnings for South Islanders on the West Coast and Otago - over incoming heavy rain

03 May: The second round of the Byron Nelson PGA Tour event has been suspended due to darkness, after the start of play was delayed by storms ... some players are yet to to tee off in their second rounds

02 May: A coroner says clear instructions about the safe use of a woodburner, may have avoided the death of a tourist on the South Island's West Coast

23 Apr: Two people have been charged after Police seized six rifles and 163 rounds of ammunition in rural Cheviot, near Kaikoura

16 Apr: A Frenchman on a working holiday's hoping to avoid a conviction for fighting police officers near Nelson

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