A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand's South Island on July 16, 2026, with the epicenter located approximately 40 km north of Te Anau in the Fiordland region. The tremor initially triggered a
Te Anau is pronounced Tee-ah-now. We were in Te Anau when it happened, not a big deal, a little shaking for 30 secs. Not big enough to cause any damage. When the Alpine Fault goes though it'll be an 8+, that will flatten most towns.
I live in Alexandra, central otago in southern New Zealand and we definitely felt it😂 I'm about 140 km or 87 miles away from the epicenter in a straight line. No damage, bit of excitement 😂
Fortunately it's fairly deep or else it could have really been much worse. Hugs for NZ. I just watched a short documentary yrsterday about the 2011 quake and it was heartbreaking.
I live in Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand Aaoteroa 🇳🇿. This Earthquake was never felt by myself or by my Father. I think it was far too deep to cause too much harm. But it could be a precursor for a big natural disaster.
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At bluff its a 2 hour drive from te anau