Brief audio extract from Radio New Zealand National, broadcasting live from a Wellington-based studio (155 The Terrace) when a 5.7 earthquake struck just south of Wellington.
Rated as severe, the quake struck at 9.06am and was centred 30km east of Seddon, south of Blenheim, at a depth of 8km (sourced from stuff.co.nz).
This accession contains recordings from three different live broadcasts (Radio New Zealand National, Radio New Zealand Concert and Samoa Capital Radio).