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More quakes in Bay

Another widely felt earthquake has shaken Bay of Plenty residents, a day after a swarm of quakes toppled stock from shelves and left residents on edge. A magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred 20 km west of Whakātane at 10:42am yesterday. The quake was 4 kilometres deep, and the shaking was light close to the quake. On Saturday, GeoNet said it had recorded a ‘‘swarm’’ of earthquakes between magnitude 2.5 and 4.8, around Whakatāne and Tauranga. The earthquakes started at 3.29am and continued through the day. Kawerau mayor Faylene Tunui said the region was still getting small shakes yesterday morning. ‘‘We are a lot quieter than we were 24 hours ago, but we are still getting a couple of rumblings, but nothing to what we were feeling yesterday. I kind of feel like I had a sleep-in this morning to 7am, where it was 3.30am yesterday.’’

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https://fairfaxmedia.pressreader.com/article/281694029018187

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