Thousands of people felt the quake in New Zealand with media reporting buildings swaying and items falling from shelves.

Powerful New Zealand earthquake sees South Island residents warned to stay away from coast - Magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck on Tuesday afternoon off southwest coast of Fiordland national park

A 6.7 earthquake hit off the coast of New Zealand. According to USGS, the earthquake hit around 2:43 p.m. on Tuesday, local time. USGS reports the earthquake was 10 km deep, 159 km from Riverton, New Zealand at the southwestern end of the South Island.

The tremor– initially recorded at a 7.0 magnitude– hit at 2:43 pm local time (0143 GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) off the southwest tip of the country’s South Island

The Riverton coast in New Zealand shook hard as a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the region early Tuesday., World News News - Times Now

WELLINGTON: A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday (Mar 25), authorities said, prompting the country's disaster agency to warn residents to avoid coastal areas.

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said.

MFAT has accounted for all its staff in the area, and Kiwis in Myanmar and Thailand to let their families know they're OK.

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit the coast of Riverton New Zealand on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said. In a social media post on X, a seismic monitor, USGSsaid the earthquake hit 159 km West-Southwest (WSW) of Riverton in New Zealand.

A powerful 6.7 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of New Zealand’s South Island on Tuesday, March 25.More than 4,700 people reported experiencing the earthquake.As per local media, the quake caused items to fall from shelves

WELLINGTON (Reuters) -A strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday, authorities said, as the country's disaster agency assessed if there were any tsunami threats.