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    A significant earthquake has hit the lower North Island this morning - and been felt across the country

    A significant earthquake has hit the lower North Island this morning - and been felt across the country



    Estimates from Geonet show a magnitude 5.7 quake centred near Levin caused strong shaking.

    It's been felt widely across the Lower North Island, along with Hamilton and Blenheim.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Environment News
     19 Oct: Rain has put a dampener on New Zealand's chances of making the semi-finals at the 50-over World Cup...washing out their match against Pakistan when the White Ferns were well on top
     19 Oct: State Highway 73 at Rocky Point, in the South Island's West Coast is reopen after a slip
     19 Oct: The Black Caps are happy enough with their half a night's work in the first T20 against England in Christchurch
     18 Oct: Wet and wild weather's set to lash the South Island's West Coast today
     17 Oct: Former Japanese prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, famous for WWII apology, dies aged 101
     17 Oct: The climate crisis is fuelling extreme fires across the planet
     16 Oct: A number of highways in northern Taranaki will stay closed until tomorrow - while crews assess damage from Tuesday's heavy rain
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     Accident and Emergency:
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