The lower North Island and the top of the South Island were rocked by a magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 2.14pm today.
Graphic: GEONET
Quake 30 km west of Murupara, intensity weak, approx. M4.5, depth 113 km http://t.co/maTXi2nSiK Mon Oct 6 2014 2:14 PM (NZDT)
— geonet (@geonet_above4) October 6, 2014
GeoNet reported the quake was centred 25km west of Murupara, at a depth of 113km.
GeoNet Volcano Network duty seismologist Anna Kaiser said it was felt throughout the North Island and down to the top of the South Island.
However, she did not expect any damage to have occurred to property due to the depth of the quake.
There was a 3.5 quake earlier today south west of Levin at 1.24pm.
