Northern Star | 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand Northern Star The 1.38pm (New Zealand local time) quake was 35km south-east of St Arnaud, Nelson, at a depth of 65km. Geonet duty seismologist Anna Kaiser said the shake was felt throughout the upper South Island and lower North Island. "It was widely felt from ... NZ's South Island rocked by strong quake Wellington rocked by earthquake measuring 5.7 South Island rocked by strong 5.7 quake |