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    A deep, magnitude 5.4 earthquake has struck the lower North Island, in south Taranaki

    A deep, magnitude 5.4 earthquake has struck the lower North Island, in south Taranaki



    The light quake hit 10 kilometres south-west of Waverley, at a depth of 106 kilometres.

    Within minutes more than 10-thousand people across central New Zealand had reported feeling it.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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