A quake has struck south of Wanaka. Photo / Geonet
Hundreds of people have reported feeling an earthquake that struck south of Wanaka.
A 4.4 magnitude quake hit 5km deep, 25km south of the popular tourist town at 11:21 this morning.
"Shaken, but not stirred," is how one local described the experience.
Geonet had earlier classified it as a strong quake but has since downgraded it to a light quake, though a number of people who reported feeling it on the site described it as strong or extreme.
The majority of the more than 650 people who reported feeling it, described it as a light or weak intensity quake.
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