Earthquake measuring 5.7 hits Te Araroa, East Coast
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake causing moderate shaking has been reported near Te Araroa on the East Coast of the North Island, says Geonet.
Initially the quake was reported as a 5.0, shortly after it struck at 10.04am on Thursday, but was quickly upgraded.
The earthquake 100 km northeast of Te Araroa has been review and updated from a M5.0 to M5.7: https://t.co/F2OfVJ3tDO #eqnz
— GeoNet (@geonet) August 31, 2016
It was situated 100km northeast of Te Araroa and was 25km deep.
#BREAKING: 5.7 magnitude earthquake has hit near East Cape, NZ. #sun7 https://t.co/7tsXTXGItw
— Sunrise (@sunriseon7) August 31, 2016
On social media, the Earthquake Commission told affected residents to "take care of each other and remember the actions - drop, cover and hold", while the New Zealand Civil Defence also issued support.
We hope everyone is okay up on the #eastcoast after that one. Take care of each other and remember the actions - drop, cover and hold #eqnz
— EarthquakeCommission (@EQCNZ) August 31, 2016
The quake was felt across the North Island with multiple reports ranging from Auckland to Wellington, with one resident feeling it as far south as Christchurch.
Deep sway BOP #eqnz
— André Hock (@transparency_a1) August 31, 2016
Sounds like that was a decent quake. We hope everyone is doing ok up the East Coast. #EQNZ https://t.co/urkd1zsIoc
— MCDEM (@NZcivildefence) August 31, 2016
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