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A 5.1 magnitude quake rocked the upper North Island on Wednesday morning.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake has rocked the upper North Island on Wednesday morning.
The quake struck at 5.39am 5km south of the Waikato township of Te Aroha, GeoNet says.
The shallow quake had a depth of 7km and GeoNet classified it as “strong” in its preliminary report.
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More than 7000 reports of the quake had been registered at 5.53am with the majority considering it light or moderate.
Jen Simich in Bombay said her family had woken up with the quake.
“It was a good shake,” she said.
Elle Reid felt the shake in Cambridge and said it was rare to feel one there.
“It was light shaking, enough to think of moving to my doorway. I haven’t felt any aftershocks here.”
A police spokesperson said they were not aware of any damage, but people were calling in to make them aware of the quake.
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