Quake felt throughout central NZ

No serious damage or injuries have been reported after a deep magnitude-7.0 earthquake that shook New Zealand from the Bay of Plenty to Canterbury last night. GeoNet reported that the quake hit at 10.36pm. It was centred 230 kilometres deep, with its epicentre 60km south of Opunake, Taranaki. The first quake was followed nine minutes later by a 4.6 shake at the same depth, 70km south of Opunake. Firefighters on a callout in Waverley, near Whanganui, reported seeing cracks in the town’s main street and a few "skew-whiff" chimneys, which the Fire Service said would be further assessed this morning.