New Zealand Shaken by Magnitude 6 Earthquake

Over 14,000 people reported feeling the earthquake.

Shaking map of the magnitude 6 earthquake that hit South Island, New Zealand, on Sept 20, 2023. GeoNet/CC BY 3.0 NZ

New Zealand’s South Island was shaken by a magnitude 6 earthquake this morning.

The quake hit the centre of the island at 9:14 a.m. local time on Sept. 20 at a depth of 11 kilometres (6.8 miles), about 45 kilometres north of the town of Geraldine.