A 5.7-magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of East Cape.
The quake was centred 100 km north-east of Te Araroa. Photo: GeoNet
The quake hit about 10am at a depth of 25km, about 100km north-east of Te Araroa.
The Geonet website has described the quake, which was felt as far north as Great Barrier Island and as far south as Christchurch, as severe.
Deep sway BOP #eqnz
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