SEDDON, NZ — A 5.5 magnitude earthquake has rattled New Zealand residents on the South Island, in the Marlborough wine region.

The quake struck at 3:30 this afternoon local time and residents reported tremors as far as away as Auckland, almost 800 kilometres north from the epicentre in Seddon.

A 4.8 magnitude aftershock struck at 4 p.m. local time.

This is the second earthquake in as many months for the South Island. The Kaikoura earthquake shook the island with a 7.8 magnitude on Nov. 14.