A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hits the North Island

An earthquake shook many families across the North Island on Friday evening.

An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale struck 20 km southeast of Tokoroa shortly after 6 p.m. It happened at a depth of 159 km.

GeoNet initially recorded the quake at 4.6M and described the shaking as “weak”, but minutes later raised the quake’s score to 5.8. The earthquake was later revised to have a magnitude of 5.4 with “light” shaking.

As of 6:30 p.m., more than 9,200 people have reported feeling shaking.

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On Twitter, people from Palmerston North, Wellington and even Nelson said they felt the shaking.

GeoNet said in a tweet that the quake was caused by a plate sinking under the North Island and was not related to Taupo volcano.

Friday’s quake comes after a 5.6-magnitude quake struck near Taupo shortly before midnight Wednesday. CCTV video captured the moment of the earthquake, and subsequent aftershocks have also been felt since then in the Taupo region.

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CCTV footage of a wall collapsing and flickering lights shows the force of Wednesday night’s quake under Lake Taupo.

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