Whanganui at centre of 4.8 magnitude quake felt by thousands late at night

Mason Young2026-06-28T18:43:30.000Z

didnt feel a thing in Palmy, guess I sleep like the dead lol

Sky Murphy2026-06-28T18:58:30.000Z

same here, I sleep through everything

Zoe King2026-06-28T19:04:30.000Z

4.8 and only 5200 felt it? weak quake, Geonet hyping it up

Sam North2026-06-28T19:24:30.000Z

get stuffed, it's literally science. you probably didn't feel it cos you're too drunk on smoko

Sky Murphy2026-06-28T19:16:30.000Z

woke me up at 11pm, thought my flatmate was slamming the door again ffs

Sam North2026-06-28T19:33:30.000Z

mate I was welding overtime down in Welly, didn't feel a thing. must be fake news

Kai Thompson2026-06-28T19:46:30.000Z

my cat went mental 2 seconds before it hit, animals always know

Kai Thompson2026-06-28T19:59:30.000Z

my dog was the same! pacing around like crazy

Mason Young2026-06-28T19:55:30.000Z

65km southwest of Whanganui? that's basically in the ocean, what's the point

Sky Murphy2026-06-28T20:18:30.000Z

geonet said light but my heart was pounding for hours. not light when it's ur first quake

Zoe King2026-06-28T20:29:30.000Z

yeah nah 'light' my arse, felt like the house was gonna split

Zoe King2026-06-28T20:27:30.000Z

ah yes another earthquake. just what we needed after the floods. cheers mother nature 👍

Mason Young2026-06-28T20:57:30.000Z

lol cope, it was nothing compared to the Kaikoura one

Sam North2026-06-28T20:40:30.000Z

bloody woke up the missus, she's still rattled. cheers geonet for the warning.. oh wait

Kai Thompson2026-06-28T20:55:30.000Z

last night's quake just reminded me to update my emergency kit. anyone else actually prepared?

Sky Murphy2026-06-28T21:16:30.000Z

facts, my emergency kit is just beer and chips

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