Photo: GeoNet
The quake, which Geonet describes as light, struck 45km north-west of Levin at 1.53pm, at a depth of 4.5km.
Nearly 5000 people have reported feeling it.
People on social media have described the tremor as "jolty" and "rolling".
Others said it was a "slight wobble".
People have reported feeling the quake as far north as Taranaki and as far south as Blenheim.
- RNZ/Allied Media
