The shake, just after 8.30 last night, may have been felt across the south-west of the North Island and top of the South Island.

Geonet recorded it at a depth of 70km, with almost 3-thousand people saying they felt it.

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Other Upper North Island News

15 May: Police have taken in three teenagers, after two vehicles were broken into in the Far North's Kerikeri last night

14 May: Rotorua Police have made three arrests and seized a gun, after two recent separate events

13 May: Inadequate staffing and support contributed to the death of an older man in Gisborne

13 May: A person's died following a crash in Northland last night

12 May: Emergency services are at the scene of a two vehicle crash near Hawera in Taranaki

12 May: The Magic have their fourth win of the ANZ Premiership netball season

11 May: Police are investigating a sudden death in Rotorua which is being treated as unexplained

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