The quake hit 80km west of Te Anau in Fiordland.

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake with severe intensity has hit 120km west of Te Anau in Fiordland.

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The earthquake had a depth of 5km and was felt from Te Anau to Invercargill.

Geonet initially reported that the "strong" intensity quake had a magnitude of 4.8 and a depth of 21km, before upgrading it.

M4.8 quake causing light shaking near Te Anau https://t.co/wfkzqypXeZ — GeoNet (@geonet) February 5, 2017

However, the Geonet website listed just 16 "felt reports" for the quake.