Geonet reports the 4.3 magnitude quake was centred 10 kilometres south west of the city - at a depth of five kilometres.

It struck about 10 to 8.

More than seven thousand people report feeling it - with more than 70 people saying it was strong, with some describing it as long and rumbling.

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13 Oct: Police have launched a critical incident investigation into a fatal crash in Whangarei on Saturday night - after they flashed their red-and-blue lights

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13 Oct: Auckland Police are appealing for information on 16 year old, Dannii - with concerns for her welfare - who is missing from her Mount Roskill home

13 Oct: A vehicle's crashed down a steep bank, at Tamaterau in Northland - on Whangarei Heads Road - and has gone up in flames

13 Oct: Water Safety New Zealand says a tragic drowning at Auckland's Musick Point is a reminder no one is invincible

13 Oct: New research challenges the idea of a ‘vicious cycle’ between psychological distress and conspiracy beliefs

13 Oct: A Dunedin man allegedly speeding in a car stolen from his own grandmother - has been charged

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