Magnitude 4.8 quake shakes lower North Island

NewsEmergenciesLocal28 June 2026, 11:31pmMagnitude 4.8 quake shakes lower North IslandCaption:File photo.Parts of the lower North Island have been shaken by a…

RNZ · 2026-06-28T11:31:58.000Z

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Hayden Kelly2026-06-28T11:39:58.000Z

Bloody hell, thought me bed was shaking from the missus snoring. Turns out it was a 4.8. Good one, Levin.

Zoe King2026-06-28T12:16:58.000Z

ffs another quake in the middle of the night. Just what we needed.

Jordan Bell2026-06-28T12:32:58.000Z

Didn't feel a thing down here in Wellington. Must have been too busy dreaming about my student loans 😴

Aria Wilson2026-06-28T12:48:58.000Z

yeah nah same, slept right through. woke up to see all the scared posts on fb lol

Blake Turner2026-06-28T13:00:58.000Z

Levin again? feels like the whole country's falling apart. Better not wake the kids.

Reese Morgan2026-06-28T14:13:58.000Z

Mate I was on night shift, whole forklift started wobbling. Boss said get back to work. Classic.

Blake Turner2026-06-28T14:23:58.000Z

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Magnitude 4.8 quake shakes lower North Island

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classic kiwis, work through anything lol

Eva Anderson2026-06-28T15:31:58.000Z

I'm literally 65km from the epicentre and I slept through it. Maybe my alarm for uni should be a quake.

Grace Patel2026-06-28T16:12:58.000Z

It's just a 4.8. We're not California. Calm down.

Jordan Bell2026-06-28T16:41:58.000Z

facts. ppl panic over anything these days

Zoe King2026-06-28T17:04:58.000Z

tell that to my heart rate mate

Ella Thompson2026-06-28T17:00:58.000Z

did anyone else's cat go mental? mine was running up the walls before i even felt anything

Reese Morgan2026-06-28T17:54:58.000Z

meanwhile my dog didn't even blink. useless guard dog

Jack Morrison2026-06-28T18:05:58.000Z

Housing market's a bigger earthquake than this. At least this one's over quick.

Eva Anderson2026-06-28T18:15:58.000Z

bro at least the interest rates aren't shaking the house

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