An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale rattled parts of the Bay of Plenty on Friday morning, GNS Science said.
The quake, at 9:06 a.m. local time (21:06 GMT Thursday), was centered 10 km southwest of White Island at a depth of 5 km. No casualties or damage have been reported so far.
It was felt throughout the Bay of Plenty. In Tauranga, workers in multistory buildings described it as a slow and rolling quake.
On Thursday afternoon, a magnitude 3.7 earthquake also struck the Gisborne region in North Island.
Source:Xinhua
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