Earthquake!

Another quake today that we felt at home - a jolt, then slight shaking of the building.

This one was magnitude 4.8 and just off the west coast of the Wellington area.

GeoNet report

Earthquake!

Whoah! We just had a nice little earthquake here in Wellington.

It was not (at my location at least) strong enough to cause any damage - except maybe to my nerves. NZ apartment buildings bounce and vibrate and creak quite well.

It was a 5.2 - a respectable minor shake.

Details from GNS Science / GeoNet:

NZ Standard Time:	Friday, 28 August 2009 at 2:10 am
Latitude, Longitude:	41.44°S, 174.72°E
Location:	20 km south of Wellington
Focal depth:	30 km
Richter magnitude:	5.2

Location map
Shaking reports

Update: there have been aftershocks, but none of it did any damage. More info