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A seismologist says the shallow depth of last night's Paraparaumu earthquake is part of the reason it was so widely felt

26 January 2020

A seismologist says the shallow depth of last night's Paraparaumu earthquake is part of the reason it was so widely felt

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A magnitude 5.4 earthquake off the coast of Paraparaumu has broken a GeoNet record for the most "felt reports" the agency has ever received
	26 Jan: A magnitude 5.4 earthquake off the coast of Paraparaumu has broken a GeoNet record for the most "felt reports" the agency has ever received... more

There were two widely-felt earthquakes off the southern North Island last night
	26 Jan: There were two widely-felt earthquakes off the southern North Island last night... more

The death toll in eastern Turkey is continuing to rise after part of the country was rocked by a powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake
	25 Jan: The death toll in eastern Turkey is continuing to rise after part of the country was rocked by a powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake... more

There'll be no easing into the Super Rugby season for the Hurricanes' All Black pairing
	25 Jan: There'll be no easing into the Super Rugby season for the Hurricanes' All Black pairing... more

There'll be a heatwave in parts of the South Island over the next few days, with warm temperatures in the North Island too
	25 Jan: There'll be a heatwave in parts of the South Island over the next few days, with warm temperatures in the North Island too... more

A crew of three from the United States have died, after their aerial water tanker crashed while battling blazes in southern New South Wales
	23 Jan: A crew of three from the United States have died, after their aerial water tanker crashed while battling blazes in southern New South Wales... more

A funding boost for community projects in the Chatham Islands
	23 Jan: A funding boost for community projects in the Chatham Islands... more

Tauranga City Council has introduced a sprinkler ban, following a hot, dry summer in the Bay of Plenty
	23 Jan: Tauranga City Council has introduced a sprinkler ban, following a hot, dry summer in the Bay of Plenty... more

Much of the country is in for an absolute scorcher of a weekend
	22 Jan: Much of the country is in for an absolute scorcher of a weekend... more

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04 Jan: People wanting to take in the wonders of the West Coast this summer are urged not to let a little rain put them off +++++++++++++++++++++++++++

12 Jan: More wild weather for the West Coast +++++++++++++++

12 Jan: In the wake of Cyclone Blake's passing, Western Australia's northwest coast has been forced to brace again as a second tropical low moves through Darwin's southwest +++++++++++++++

12 Jan: Heavy rain and winds along the west coast of the South Island are expected to ease by tonight ++++++++++++++

08 Jan: Fonterra's on high alert in Australia as the bushfires rage on and drought continues ++++++++++

04 Jan: Residents in the Bay of Plenty town of Kawerau will have to boil their drinking water until further notice, because E coli has been detected in the water supply ++++++++

04 Jan: A number of people have reported feeling an earthquake earlier this hour ++++++++

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