Thousands feel Hawke’s Bay quake

Hawkes Bay Today

24 Sep, 2026 09:58 AMQuick Read

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The earthquake was felt across the Heretaunga Plains of Hawke’s Bay. Photo / Geonet

Thousands of people felt a light earthquake that struck Hawke’s Bay on Thursday night.

Geonet reported the quake as a 3.8 magnitude at 9.49pm, centred 5km south of Hastings, near Havelock North.

It classified the shaking as “light”, but there were more than 2300 reports within 10 minutes of the
shake.

Its initial assessment of the location of the quake was nearer to Waimārama, before correcting it.