‘Strong’ quake shakes lower North Island

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Source: Radio New Zealand

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A quake described by GeoNet as “strong” shook the lower North Island on Friday morning.

It measured 4.7 and struck 10 km southwest of Pongaroa at a depth of 17km at 7.16am.

Pongaroa is southwest of Hastings and northeast of Wellington.

Felt reports were lodged from the top of the South Island up to around Lake Taupō.

– Published by EveningReport.nz and AsiaPacificReport.nz, see: MIL OSI in partnership with Radio New Zealand

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