North Island shaken by quakes

The Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa and Taupo regions on the North Island were shaken by earthquakes on Saturday and Sunday, while scientists continue to record aftershocks in Canterbury.

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake was recorded 30km southeast of Hastings at a depth of 30km at 8.49am on Sunday, GNS Science said. It was felt from Waipawa to Napier in Hawke's Bay.

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 30km east of Masterton at a depth of 40km at 11.11pm on Saturday and a Taupo felt a 2.9 earthquake at 3.07am on Sunday.

While there was no relief for people in Canterbury nearly a year after Christchurch was devastated by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake. GNS Science has reported earthquakes measuring 4.2, 4, 3.8, 3.7, 3.5 and 3.2 in Canterbury so far this weekend.

 

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