5.2 earthquake rattles Hawke's Bay | Canterbury News | Local News in Canterbury

A shallow earthquake measuring magnitude 5.2 near Porangahau in Southern Hawke's Bay has rattled the region this morning but does not appear to have caused any major damage.

Geonet says the quake struck 20 km south-east of Porangahau at 10:48am, and was at the shallow depth of 15km.

The quake, close to the town of Dannevirke, was described by one resident as a "rock and a roll" but no damage has been reported so far.

"That's all we need after being soaked and blown and now we've been shaken," the resident told Hawke's Bay Today.

Geonet says the quake was felt widely across Hawke's Bay and as far away as Wellington.

It was second earthquake to hit the Bay on Tuesday morning, with a 3.6 magnitude quake recorded at 10:03am about 30km east of Waipawa.  It was at a depth of 40km.

Geonet received 40 reports from people who felt the tremor near Waipawa, ranging from Napier to Palmerston North.