Earthquake Info: Moderate Mag. 4.7 Earthquake – Tasman Sea, 47 km north of Wellington, New Zealand, on Sunday May 15, 2022 at 8:13 a.m. (GMT +12)
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Wanganui / slight shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal rocking (lateral) / 2-5 s : It woke me up, so at first I thought someone had come into my room to shake me, but then I realized it was an earthquake. It was as if a giant was shaking the house back and forth.
Cannons Creek Porirua / slight shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibration / 5-10 s : We are built on solid rock. Annoying jerks. The birds reacted as well as our dog. Nervous after shaking.
Lower Hutt, Wellington (44.5 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Mild Agitation (MMI IV)
Otaki, Kapiti Coast District, Wellington (39.2 km ENE from epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibration / 2-5 s
Rarangi Blenheim (81.5 km SW of epicentre) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattle, vibration / 2-5 s : Woke up the cats
Maungaraki (41.9 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : He woke me up from my sleep.
Sitting in my bed (47.8 km south of epicenter) [Map] / Slight shaking (MMI IV) / rattle, vibration / 2-5 s : My whole room and everything in it was shaking for about 5 seconds
Paraparaumu (44.9 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Sitting on a sofa in the living room, I started to feel movement and then a shaking of the house
Blenhiem (95.5 km southwest of epicentre) [Map] / Slight Shake (MMI IV) / 2-5 sec : Fccddrf
Paraparaumu (25.8 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Very low shake (MMI II) / single vertical bump / 2-5 s
Level 3 Hutt Hospital Community Building (41.8 km SSE of Epicenter) [Map] / slight shaking (MMI IV) / clicking, vibration / 1-2 s
Wellington New Zealand (51.9 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal swing (lateral) / 2-5 s : At gate 47 of the international airport
Blenheim (95.5 km southwest of epicenter) [Map] / Very low shaking (MMI II) / horizontal rocking (lateral) / 2-5 s
Paraparaumu (27.3 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattle, vibration / 2-5 s : paraparaumu
Paraparaumu (26.6 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Low Shake (MMI III) / 1-2 sec
Wellington / Very low agitation (MMI II)
lower hut / slight shaking (MMI IV) / vibration and rolling / very short
Wellington, Newtown / Low jolt (MMI III) / rattle, vibration : A quick, somewhat strong jolt
Blenheim / Slight shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibration / 10-15 s
Hataitai-Wellington / Weak shaking (MMI III) / Horizontal swing (lateral) / 1-2 s
Blenheim / Very low agitation (MMI II) : Very smooth rocking
Porirua / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibration / 10-15 s
lower hutt / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 5-10 s : Quake woke me up
Wellington / Slight shaking (MMI IV) / rattle, vibration / 2-5 s
Wellington, sleeping / Mild Agitation (MMI IV)
Pukerua Bay, Porirua / Low Shake (MMI III) / 2-5 sec : Vibrate for a few seconds. A few bumps then vibration for maybe a second or two.
Raumati beach, paraparaumu / slight shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal rocking (lateral) / 15-20 s : Slight restlessness; started with a bang
Wellington / Slight shaking (MMI IV) / rattle, vibration / 2-5 s
Wellington Terrace / moderate agitation (MMI V) / very short : A slight jolt
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