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Moderate 4.9 magnitude quake jolts New Zealand’s lower North Island
GeoNet recorded over 5,600 reports of the magnitude 4.9 earthquake south of Hastings, part of ongoing seismic activity in the Hawkes Bay region's tectonic fault zone.
- A moderate 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck near Hastings in New Zealand's lower North Island, felt across several regions and causing minor damage.
- The quake was followed by a smaller 3.6 magnitude aftershock, and was part of a sequence of 34 quakes in the area that week.
- Residents described the shaking as a short jolt followed by rolling motion, with one calling it easily the biggest shake experienced in 13 years.
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A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck the lower North Island of New Zealand today, and the country's geological agency is rating it as moderate. The epicenter of the earthquake was b
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